A visitor operates an excavator by a remote control system via 5G technology during China International Big Data Industry Expo 2019 in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 26, 2019. (File photo: Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

GUIYANG, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 16,853 5G base stations have been built in southwest China's Guizhou Province as of Nov. 29, with the number expected to reach 20,000 by the end of this year, local authorities said Wednesday.

Guizhou will also launch a series of projects to apply 5G technology in industrial, tourism, education and other fields.

The province plans to integrate 5G with industries to support manufacturing and the building of smart industrial parks and smart government services.