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Tech pros flock to China amid innovation race

Foreign executives and investors are touring China's humanoid robot, AI, and electric-vehicle plants, as industrial tourism booms with demand for firsthand views of manufacturing capabilities.
Driven by concerns about falling behind global technological trends, business leaders view these tours as essential due diligence to understand how China coordinates AI deployment across provinces.
Demand is so intense that factory tour slots are assigned via lottery, with companies like Xiaomi welcoming visitors to their Beijing auto factory to showcase production capabilities.
Tech Buzz China founder Ma and consultant Alex Shengyun Lu note that executives arrive seeking specific answers about China's competitive advantages, though many visitors arrive with misconceptions about operational scale.
These visits solidify China's positioning as a global industrial powerhouse, as firms worldwide increasingly view Chinese companies as critical partners or competitors in the evolving technology landscape.

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