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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The second China International Digital Economy Expo will be held from Oct. 11 to 13 in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province.

The expo, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Hebei provincial government, is China's only national-level exposition dedicated to the digital economy.

Over 500 enterprises will be attracted to five exhibition areas highlighting the digital economy's role in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development, new-generation information technology, intelligent manufacturing and smart society.

The expo will include a series of forums and provide a platform for signing cooperation projects. Visitors can also experience intelligent self-driving automobiles at the event.

In 2018, China's digital economy reached 31.3 trillion yuan (about 4.4 trillion US dollars), accounting for 34.8 percent of the country's GDP and contributing 67.9 percent of GDP growth, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.