# Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

https://mins.news/en/item/42890

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 00:20 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tech-pilgrims-flock-china-global-innovation-race-heats-up-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a98bd3e48059c000187b3c6

> A new wave of foreign visitors is heading to China as the global innovation race intensifies. They are drawn by humanoid robots operating on factory floors, AI models taking on international rivals and electric-vehicle plants producing cars on a breathtaking scale.

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