The fifth World Internet Conference (WIC) kicked off in the eastern Chinese river town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang Province.

More than 1,500 international attendees will discuss and exchange insights on what's next for the Internet.

Comparing the upcoming conference with the first one back in 2014, Ma Ruitao, a telecommunication engineer from China Unicom said that the means of transportation, healthcare, education, entertainment and more have substantially changed.