Boao conference promotes 'AI+' integration across Chinese industries

Xinhua reports that the 2025 Digital Intelligence Technology Innovation Development Conference opened in Boao, Hainan, under the theme “AI empowers, leading new quality,” with a focus on integrating artificial intelligence into traditional and emerging industries. The state-backed event, part of a broader enterprise forum series, brought together policymakers, researchers and companies to discuss AI policy direction, technology iteration, application scenarios and ecosystem building as China seeks to use "AI+" to upgrade its industrial base.