Web advances to benefit globe

Nation to lead renewed efforts in security of cyberspace

China will push forward global efforts in internet infrastructure, digital economy and cyberspace security, so as to benefit people across the world with the latest internet achievements, a top official said on Wednesday.

"The nation will increase investments and technology support for constructing internet infrastructure, including submarine and trans-border land optical cables," said Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.

"We aim to build a new cyberspace that is interconnected with the world and that its internet development can bring more benefits to people across the globe," said Huang at the Fifth World Internet Conference, which kicked off in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday.

Efforts will also be made in promoting digital economy as artificial intelligence, big data, quantum information and other forefront technologies are gaining momentum and are speeding up to integrate with industries, he said.

In China, the digital economy is moving forward at an unprecedented speed and is playing an increasingly important role in driving the country's economic growth.