BEIJING -- China remains unwavering in its support of the private sector and will create favorable conditions for its development, Vice Premier Wang Yang said.Governments will continue to improve the business environment, maintain stable policy expectations, and protect the rights and interests of private companies, Wang told entrepreneurs Friday at a meeting held to solicit their opinion.The private sector has witnessed a boom since reform and opening up began 40 years ago and has become an important part of the economy. At the end of 2017, there were 65.8 million individually owned businesses and 27.3 million private enterprises, which employed 341 million people.Wang called on private businesses to make full use of their advantages to contribute to the country's three tough battles for the next three years, namely risk prevention, poverty alleviation and pollution control.Wang said he hoped private sector would improve risk control, help create jobs and improve incomes in poor areas, and develop an energy-saving and environmentally friendly industrial structure.Wang is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. custom bar braceletcustom sports braceletscustom logo wristbandsde securite pour personne ageeembossed wristbandscolorfilled wristbandsembossed printed wristbandsdual layer wristbands
[Photo/IC] AI-powered imaging became the most mature field within the intelligence and medical science industry last year, boasting a large market scale, substantial revenue takings and a favorable financing environment, according to a white paper on artificial intelligence in medicine released in Shanghai on Jan 9. The report was jointly produced by the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Shanghai Research Center for Health Development, and the school of medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Statistics show that six of the top 100 unlisted AI-related companies in China with the highest expected revenue last year were engaged in AI-powered medical imaging. In terms of financing, the report said AI medical imaging was the most widely financed medical field in China in 2018. Data shows that as of the third quarter of 2018, there were 20 financing activities in domestic AI medical imaging industry, with total financing amounting to more than 2.6 billion yuan ($379 million). The paper also reveals that 31 provinces, municipalities or regions in China have issued artificial intelligence strategies by December. Among them, 16 have set specific development goals. Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangzhou and Sichuan are the top five cities or provinces with the highest core industry size target.
