President says nation to boost tech applications

China will ratchet up its push to promote the application of cutting-edge technologies, including virtual reality, in a wide range of sectors as part of its broader efforts to seek high-quality growth, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

As a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation gathers momentum, virtual reality technology is nearing maturity, expanding human perception capabilities and reshaping products and services, Xi said in a congratulatory letter to the 2018 World Conference on VR Industry, being held in Nanchang, Jiangxi province.

China is willing to deepen international exchanges and cooperation in VR, share development opportunities and make joint efforts to create a smarter and better future for human society, Xi added.