AI seen as key to high-quality growth

China's emphasis on advancing the application of fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology in a wide range of industries will inject new momentum into the country's high-quality economic growth and create enormous opportunities for multinational corporations to invest in the country, said government officials and business executives.

Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said AI technology is promoting economic and social development at an unprecedented speed and has become an important driving force bolstering a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation.

Liu made the remarks on Monday at the China Development Forum 2025 in Beijing, emphasizing that the advancements of AI technology are closely linked with the development and utilization of data, while the combination of high-quality data with AI will give full play to the multiplier effects of data elements.