Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 23. On August 23, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Digital Economy Industry Forum and the 2021 China International Smart Industry Expo.

  Xi Jinping pointed out that the world is entering a period of rapid development of the digital economy. New technologies, new formats, and new platforms such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and smart cities are booming, which profoundly affects global technological innovation, industrial structure adjustment, and economic and social development.

In recent years, China has actively promoted digital industrialization and industrial digitization, and promoted the deep integration of digital technology with economic and social development.

  Xi Jinping emphasized that on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China is willing to carry forward the "Shanghai Spirit" with all member states, deeply participate in international cooperation in the digital economy, and allow digitalization, networking and intelligence to add impetus to economic and social development and create a digital economy. A new situation of cooperation.

  The China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Digital Economy Industry Forum and the 2021 China International Intelligent Industry Expo will be held at the same time and opened in Chongqing on the same day.