On the afternoon of July 28, 2017, CEC held a conference about new concept in Beijing. China Electronics Chairman Rui Xiaowu released the new concept of China Electronics: linking the better world. At the press conference, China Electronics also officially released the “China Electronics Corporation Social Value Report in 2016” to the public. The report takes the core concept of “linking the better world” as its theme, reflecting that CEC must shoulder on its responsibility, and what’s more, is supposed to create value, share value, and make the world better and happier using its own business advantages.  

On the evening of July 20, 2017, Fortune Magazine released the Fortune Global 500, the most famous and authoritative list of the world's most competitive companies. China Electronics Information Industry Group Co., Ltd. ranked 362 with revenue with $30.009 billion and was selected for the seventh consecutive years. The number of Chinese companies reached 115 in 2017 Fortune 500 list.