China to be a top display maker in 2019

China is expected to become the world's biggest producer of semiconductor display panels around 2019, according to Li Dongsheng, chairman and CEO of TCL Corp.

"As a major manufacturer of televisions and cellphones, we have a large demand for semiconductor display panels, which will be a big boost to the industry's development," Li told China Daily.

"The government is also encouraging companies to invest more on technological research in this sector so as to catch up with the world's leaders like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd," he said.