Digital Destiny by Shawn DuBravac talks about the relationship between old and new industries in the age of Internet.. Photo provided to China Daily

The question isn't if there will be one, but when and where, he writes.

DuBravac believes that in the next 10 years, people will experiment with digitizing to connect different objects and start to look at user-case scenarios.

"The snow trucks that move snow from the road are GPS-enabled, and I can look up on the website or my mobile phone to locate the snow truck and figure out when I will be able to leave my home," he says.

Both books talk about the relationship between old and new industries.

"The relationship between the Internet and other industries is not replacement but plus (adding value)," Ma writes in his book. "Different trades have their own industrial bases and many of them cannot be replaced by the Internet."

DuBravac says: "It will be disruption, but ultimately it will create more employment.

"Since my first visit to China in 2004, I have noticed Chinese companies becoming more sophisticated and global-minded ... The technology has improved so significantly, and there are so many well-educated and smart people to compete globally."

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