Blockchain has been included in the category of new infrastructure.

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission held a routine online press conference, where Wu Hao, Director of the Department of Innovation and High Technology Development, responded to questions related to the construction of new infrastructure (referred to as "new infrastructure").

Wu Hao stated that the new infrastructure mainly includes three aspects:

1. Information Infrastructure: This is the infrastructure formed based on the development of new generation information technology. Specifically, it includes communication network infrastructure represented by 5G, the Internet of Things, industrial Internet, and satellite Internet; new technology infrastructure represented by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Blockchain; as well as computing power infrastructure represented by data centers and intelligent computing centers.

2. Integrated Infrastructure: This refers to the new type of infrastructure formed by upgrading and transforming traditional infrastructure through the deep application of technologies such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence. For example, smart transportation infrastructure and smart energy infrastructure.

3. Innovative Infrastructure: This mainly refers to those infrastructures with public welfare attributes that support scientific research, technological development, and product development. This includes major scientific and technological infrastructures, educational and scientific infrastructures, and industrial technological innovation infrastructures, etc.

It is worth noting that the concept of "new infrastructure construction" was first proposed at the Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of 2018, which listed 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial internet, and the Internet of Things as part of the new infrastructure category. The recent statement from the National Development and Reform Commission further clarifies the important position of blockchain technology as new infrastructure, marking the formal inclusion of blockchain into the national-level new infrastructure strategy.

This decision not only highlights the country's emphasis on emerging technologies such as Blockchain, but also provides policy support and development direction for the related industries. It is foreseeable that with the advancement of new infrastructure, Blockchain technology will be applied and developed in more fields, providing strong technical support for the digital transformation of the economy and society.