FUZHOU, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has called for efforts to promote digital technology innovation and application and drive the deep integration of the real and digital economies.
Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the call while attending the opening ceremony of the eighth Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, and during an inspection tour in the province on Monday and Tuesday.
The construction of a digital China is an important engine for the advancement of Chinese modernization, Zhang said. He called for enhancing the capacity for independent innovation in the field of digital transformation and strengthening key digital technology research and application.
Efforts should be made to advance the country's "AI plus" initiative and expand the space for industrial upgrading and economic growth continuously, Zhang said.
During his stay in Fujian, Zhang also visited consumer electronics enterprises, encouraging them to explore diversified markets through technological, product and services innovation. Enditem