What they say

"Technology is a core force in the development of countries and in spurring competition. I was glad to witness the release of the latest leading scientific and technological achievements. I was particularly impressed by the Ascend 310, developed by Huawei Technologies Co, as it could be a pivotal breakthrough in China's chip research. Digitalization, or high-tech, in fact, is changing or will change our lifestyles, which is its biggest contribution. But technology providers or internet enterprises should be prospective when promoting their products or services, because we expect them to not only bring convenience to our daily lives, but also safeguard us from cyber threats."

Xie Maosong, a senior researcher with the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy

"The Proprietary Financial-Grade Blockchain Platform of Ant Financial, designed by Ant Financial Services Group, was impressive. China is way ahead in finance and other services. The payment systems are so far ahead of others and then you can have other services on top of that, for example recommendation services of all kinds. That as a kind of commodity platform is growing rapidly and can be used all over the world. It was also interesting to see blockchain technologies being used in real applications."