The plan positions e-commerce as a pioneering sector of the digital economy, playing a key role in transforming the country’s growth model, boosting competitiveness, and promoting sustainable development.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are likely to see the combined value of their digital economies reach 9.58 billion USD by 2025, laying solid grounds for more cooperation ahead, according to a white paper released at the fourth Digital China Summit in east China's city of Fuzhou from April 25-26.