1996年，重庆人均GDP为550美元； 20年后，这一数字增长14倍，达到近9,000美元。重庆也摆脱了对重工业的依赖：全球每三台笔记本中，就有一台在重庆制造。
In 1996, Chongqing’s per capita GDP was US$550. Twenty years later, it has grown 14 times to almost US$9,000, and the city has transitioned out of heavy industry: one in three laptops worldwide…
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生活在北京这样一座飞速现代化的城市，我的日常生活在几十年前的人看来就像是一部科幻电影。我用智能手机购买日用品、付餐费、拍照、搭乘地铁以及在陌生的地方导航。 数字技术颠覆了城市发展模式，也改变了人们的日常生活。我常常会想：颠覆性技术将如何重塑城市特别是新兴经济体城市的未来？
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