https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/05/28/chinese-president-xi-calls-for-cooperation-in-big-data/

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China has begun ramping up resources to integrate cutting-edge information technologies into the economy, and is expected to become the world's largest data owner by 2020. China is implementing a big data strategy into the economy focused on building strength in cyberspace and nurturing a digital China and smart society, which will aid in higher quality development, according to the nation's president. Already, 32.9% of the nation's gross domestic product was made up of the digital economy in 2017, and it is planned for China to acocunt for 20% of global data by 2020. This is being done to allow the country to focus upon developing cutting-edge technologies while having the money to do it. Already, China's largest truck-hailing company has built a data-driven platform to help truckers find shippers to reduce empty miles and waiting times between loads. A major problem China has with their push into the digital world, however, is their need to strengthen their resistance to cyber attacks.