This report highlights China's policies and practices in the digitalization of education and offers a thorough picture of China's digital education development from a global perspective. Four stages of China's smart education development are identified in the report: resource sharing, data-driven, AI integration, and ecological reconstruction.

The report shows that in 2023, China has established a policy network system that promotes in depth and connects horizontally to ensure the implementation of the digital education strategy. The system can be divided into eight aspects: 1) Strengthen top-level design, open up new tracks for educational development through digitization. 2) Fortify the platform, build a strong and effective national smart education public service platform. 3) Consolidate data foundations, establish key facilities and resource systems for educational data. 4) Deepen application innovation, empower education reform with digital technology. 5) Optimize governance processes, effectively enhance the digital level of education governance. 6) Enhance service capabilities, improve the equity and accessibility of educational public services. 7) Strengthen basic supports, promote infrastructure upgrading and enhance the literacy of teachers and students. 8) Deepen international exchanges, build a good global digital education ecosystem.