China's data regulator has announced intensified efforts to accelerate digital infrastructure development and deepen reforms in data element allocation. This push aims to advance China's "Digital China" initiative and develop new quality productive forces, with the digital economy emerging as a crucial growth engine.

• China built 4.55 million 5G base stations by the end of June, with 226 million gigabit broadband users.
• Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, highlighted China's position at the global forefront in digital infrastructure development.
• The market scale of China's data industry reached 5.86 trillion yuan ($817 billion) in 2024, surging 117 percent since the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan.