The keys to unlocking potential of new tech

Editor's Note: The Fifth World Internet Conference, also known as the Wuzhen Summit, commenced on Wednesday in the historic town in Zhejiang province. In the runup to the event, China Daily reporters Cheng Yu and Ma Si asked senior executives from three leading Chinese internet-based companies their thoughts and predictions on the future development of the internet economy in China.

Bai Yunfeng, president of TAL Education Group, a leading education and technology company, Li Tao, founder and CEO of APUS, a tech company focusing on mobile internet and Zhao Ming, president of Honor, a popular smartphone brand owned by Huawei Technologies, cast their eyes over the ongoing internet-themed conference and share their insights, views and expectations.

Q1: Chinese tech companies have stepped up their efforts to master key technologies with self-owned intellectual property despite the lingering trade frictions between China and the United States. What sectors or cutting-edge technologies will the country achieve breakthroughs in or add new perspectives to in the next few years?