...China = Encouraging Data Collection [Xi Jingping] called for building high-speed, mobile, ubiquitous & safe information infrastructure, integrating government & social data resources, & improving the collection of fundamental information... [Xi stated] The Internet, ‘Big Data,’ Artificial Intelligence, & ‘The Real Economy’ should be interconnected. - Xinhua State News Agency, 12/9/17 Ministry of Industry & Information China to Further Promote Government Training to Build ‘Big Data’ Datacenter Information Sharing & Disclosure Xinhua State Press Agency, 5/07/17 Xinhua State Press Agency, 12/7/17 China Launches ‘Big Earth’ Big Data Project To Boost Science Data Sharing Xinhua State Press Agency, 2/13/18 Source: Xinhua (PRC’s official Press Agency). . 210