Taking a subway in China today is a digital trip. I remember the first time I saw the wallpaper of a Shanghai subway station turned into a "digital" shelf. Simply scan the barcode of an item on the wallpaper and, by the time you get home, the product will be on its way to your door.

Furthermore, while riding the train, it is hard not to notice most people are leaning in to a digital screen. They are engrossed in micro blogs, playing games or messaging friends. Today more than half of all access to the Internet occurs through mobile devices. Technology has revolutionized the way the Chinese interact with the world.

We live in a time of great possibilities. The country's rapid adoption of new technologies, unhindered by outdated IT infrastructure, provides benefits today and in the future. Technology increases China's capacity to achieve the "Chinese dream" invoked by the new government.