国内英语资讯:China Focus: China shares vision for bridging digital divide
<p><span word="WUZHEN">WUZHEN</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tucked">tucked</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wuzhen">Wuzhen</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="location">location</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="town">town</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>: <span word="retrofitting">retrofitting</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="home">home</span>" <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hail">hail</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p><span word="Mobile">Mobile</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>, <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>, <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="omnipresent">omnipresent</span> <span word="wifi">wifi</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuzhen">Wuzhen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Luigi">Luigi</span> <span word="Gambardella">Gambardella</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ChinaEU">ChinaEU</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="copied">copied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, 62 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="dividend">dividend</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="remittance">remittance</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aadhar">Aadhar</span> <span word="biometric">biometric</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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