Ma Yun predicted that in 30 years, people will only work 4 hours a day.(Reuters)
At the Trade and Innovation Parallel Forum of the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum of the China International Import Expo, Jack Ma, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alibaba Group, said during a discussion at the Technology and Trade Forum: No one can stop free trade, and a trade war is the most stupid thing.
According to Jiemian News, when answering the question of how to make trade and innovation go hand in hand, Jack Ma said that today’s CIIE is a milestone event for China, marking China’s transformation from a big exporter to a big importer.In the past 40 years, China has lifted 800 million people out of poverty, and with the support of Internet technology, it has a brand-new business ecosystem.China's transition from a major exporter to a major importer is both a challenge and an opportunity.
Ma Yun said that in the past, only large companies could do international trade.But now because of the existence of the Internet, any company can participate in cross-border trade, which is the true embodiment of technology promoting trade.
Ma Yun predicted that in the future, China will import 30 trillion yuan of goods and 10 trillion yuan of services every year.For the manufacturing industry, this is a challenge, but it is a great thing for consumers.He said: In the future, we will not have Chinese manufacturing or American manufacturing, but only Internet manufacturing.In the future, a large number of trade shows will be done online.Our past B2C model will be C2B in the future.In the future, we are all Internet companies.
Talking about free trade, Ma Yun said: Trade war is the most stupid thing. Trade is for peace and for exchange. No one can stop free trade.
On the issue of Sino-US trade disputes, Jack Ma said that after Trump was elected President of the United States, he declared that the current economic growth rate of the United States is the best in recent years, and the unemployment rate is the lowest in recent years.But it is worth noting that such success has been achieved through the trade deficit, because the trade deficit helps the United States obtain a lot of money.Without a trade deficit, neither the US nor China will have problems.But it is worth noting that the future of trade is in services, not manufacturing.Because technologies such as artificial intelligence replace manpower, manpower will be concentrated in the service industry.So technology will change our definition of a trade deficit.In this sense, we should not fight yesterday's war, but think about tomorrow.
Regarding technological innovation, Jack Ma predicted that 30 years from now, people will only work 4 hours a day.The highly involved artificial intelligence will liberate productivity.After 30 years, the trade pattern will also be changed by technology.
Jack Ma also pointed out that global trade is not inclusive enough at this stage, because global trade is controlled by several kings and queens.But with the innovation of technology, this status quo will be changed.In the next 30 years, please pay attention to the people under the age of 30 at this stage. This group of young people immersed in the growth of Internet information, the small and micro enterprises they create will change the world.
