China Speeds Up the Realization of the Metaverse†

中国加速实现元宇宙*

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A wave of Metaverse heat has been spreading across China since an article titled How the Metaverse Rewrites Human Life was published on the website of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission of the People’s Republic of China in December 2021. The article has this eye-catching heading: “Rationally Look at the New Round of Technological Revolution Brought about by the Metaverse and the Impact on Society; Neither Underestimate the Opportunities in 5-10 Years nor Overestimate the Evolutionary Changes in 1-2 Years”.

Apparently inspired by the article, governments in many cities in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, have rolled out their action plans to push the development of the Metaverse. For example, Shanghai sets the goal to increase the scale of its Metaverse-related industries to RMB 350 billion by 2025, while helping develop at least ten “innovative, leading enterprises” with global competitiveness and establishing more than 100 enterprises that can master core technologies in this sector.

Local governments with Metaverse plans have expressed their wishes to see these plans lead to significant economic growth. What actions have technological companies in China taken to seize these opportunities? How can foreign parties ride this Metaverse heat wave to optimize their gains in China?

自2021年12月中央纪委国家监委网站发表题为《元宇宙如何改写人类社会生活》的文章以来，一波元宇宙热浪在中国蔓延开来。文章有一个令人注目的标题：“理性看待元宇宙带来的新一轮技术革命和对社会的影响，不低估5-10年的机会，也不高估1-2年的演进变化”。

显然受这篇文章的启发，包括北京和上海在内的中国很多城市的政府都推出了推动元宇宙发展的行动计划。例如，上海的目标是到2025年，元宇宙相关产业规模达到3500亿元，同时培育至少10家具有国际竞争力的“创新型头部企业”，以及打造100家以上掌握核心技术的企业。

有元宇宙发展计划的地方政府均表示希望看到这些计划带来显着的经济增长。中国的科技公司采取了哪些行动来抓住这些机遇？外方可以如何乘着这热浪增加其在中国的收益？

^† This piece was contributed by Peining Wang and edited by SINOTALKS.COM.

^* 此文章由王霈宁提供，并由丝络谈™编辑。