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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — Eighty-six percent of respondents rated China’s achievements in digital technology highly, according to a report released Wednesday by the Renmin University of China (RUC) in Beijing.
The Global Digital Perceptions Report 2025, conducted by the university’s Global Opinion Research Centre, surveyed 7,599 participants from 38 countries using an international online sample.
The report covers five key areas, including improvements in daily life brought by digital technologies, expectations and concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), and the growing acceptance of China’s digital technologies in the Global South.
Regional analysis shows that the highest approval rates for Chinese digital technologies are in Africa at 94.3 percent, South America at 93 percent, Southeast Asia at 91.1 percent, South Asia and Central Asia at 90.7 percent, and the Middle East at 88.1 percent.
According to the report, more than half of respondents consider artificial intelligence and e-commerce to be the leading digital sectors in China. E-commerce platforms such as Temu and SHEIN are rapidly expanding globally due to their competitive prices and efficient supply chains.
Meanwhile, Chinese AI companies are making rapid progress with open and dynamic development strategies. In regions such as Africa, Chinese AI is increasingly seen as a driving force for intelligent infrastructure and digital governance.
“Chinese tech companies are widely known as leaders in digital innovation. Earlier this year, the DeepSeek R1 demonstrated high performance with minimal computing resources. Tencent’s Hunyuan and Alibaba’s Qwen large language models also ranked among the leaders in the tests. Meanwhile, Alipay and WeChat Pay continue to expand globally, providing users with convenient payment solutions,” said Zhang Di, a professor at NUS’s School of Journalism and Communication.
The report also noted that 83.6 percent of respondents from the Global South view Chinese digital technology as a positive force in their countries. Cooperation in technology, infrastructure, and talent development is strengthening, supporting both the internationalization of Chinese tech companies and digital growth in these countries.
Globally, attitudes toward innovation differ significantly between developing and developed countries: 74.2 percent of people in developing countries closely follow global technology trends, compared with only 50.5 percent in developed countries.
The survey found that 62.7 percent of respondents believe AI has a positive impact on work efficiency, while 64.9 percent see benefits in student learning. However, only 34.9 percent expressed optimism about AI’s impact on employment opportunities. -0-