This Day, That Year

Item from June 23, 1991, in China Daily: Managers with the Xi'an Measurement Instrument Factory at work on computers in their daily management of the business.

With the world's computer software trade increasing 30 percent annually, China's software industry is making efforts to secure its share through increasing exports. The country's software exports totaled $7 million in 1989 and then jumped to $10 million last year ... China places great emphasis on cooperation with foreign companies in the industry. This cooperation is also expected to help the country increase software exports.

From computers and smartphones to e-commerce and online search engines, Chinese technology giants are expanding their influence in the global market. Many major homegrown players such Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi and Baidu are rapidly outgrowing the domestic sector and increasingly expanding their international presence.