The ongoing 5th World Intelligence Congress congress, which features both online and offline activities this year, has grown to become a new gateway to China, showcasing the country's readiness to cooperate with the world, said Chen Zhemin, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Tianjin Municipal Committee and head of the committee's Publicity Department.

"We strive to grow by 'bringing the world to Tianjin and opening Tianjin to the world'," Chen said at the 19th Vision China event, adding that the city sees the manufacturing industry as its backbone and intelligent manufacturing as a path to greater strength.

Chen said the city will be a pioneer in developing intelligent technologies, and will step up efforts to chart a new pattern of growth for the intelligent industry, encompassing sectors such as intelligent manufacturing, transportation and healthcare.

Jointly organized by China Daily and the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Tianjin Municipal Committee, the event, titled "New Era of Intelligence: Empowering New Development, Fostering New Pattern", was broadcast online to a global audience on Thursday night.