Chinese advantages in tech to benefit other continents

Internet-based technologies including artificial intelligence are gaining momentum in China, and are expected to benefit more people not only in the country but across the world, industry insiders said.

"New momentum is emerging in China with the rollout of 5G, AI and the industrial internet," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering in Beijing.

In the AI sector, Wu noted, voice recognition and facial recognition technologies are already widely used in China with the rapid development of high-tech companies, from startups such as Yitu Technology to market leaders such as iFlytek.