The Chinese government has started to draft guidelines for the development of the virtual reality (VR) industry in the country, part of the push to nurture a sector with a global competitive edge, an official said Thursday.
China will also support domestic leading companies in the VR industry, with government resources and policies in such areas as financing and human resources, Zhang Feng, a top engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at an industry conference in Beijing on Thursday, cnstock.com reported.
Zhang said the moves are aimed at stimulating innovation in the industry and expanding the scope for it to grow.
Also at the conference, the Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance was launched with more than 170 foreign and domestic companies and institutions, including Alibaba Group Holding, Huawei Technologies Co and Samsung Electronics Co.
