Chinese vice premier calls for strengthening digital economy cooperation

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 11, 2025. [Photo by Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

TIANJIN, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Friday attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in north China's Tianjin Municipality, calling for efforts to strengthen digital economy cooperation.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in a keynote speech that in the face of opportunities and challenges brought by digitalization, efforts should be made to accelerate the implementation of the important consensus reached by the SCO Heads of State Council and the Global Digital Compact.

Ding suggested promoting digital economy cooperation, strengthening policy communication and the alignment of development plans, and making full use of cooperation platforms such as the SCO Digital Economy Forum to inject vitality and momentum into the development of the digital economy.

Efforts should be made to enhance the connectivity of digital infrastructure, strengthen the capabilities in computing power scheduling and data processing, and build a high-quality Digital Silk Road to create a regional digital infrastructure system that is more extensive, stable, and responsive, Ding said.

The vice premier suggested promoting the sharing of achievements on digital technology innovation, and enhancing the accessibility of digital economy benefits and digital transformation so as to enable all countries to tap into the fast track of digital economic development.

Ding also called for jointly building a multilateral and collaborative digital security governance system, strengthening international cooperation in digital governance, and supporting the United Nations in playing a leading role in global digital governance and rule-making.

The forum was co-organized by the National Data Administration and the Tianjin municipal government, and approximately 600 participants from China and abroad, including government officials, business leaders, and scholars from academia and think tanks, attended the opening ceremony.