By Zhang Chenxu and Zhou Lanxu in Tianjin and Wang Keju in Beijing |

chinadaily.com.cn |

A full-size model of an aerial vehicle is displayed on Thursday during the 2026 World Intelligence Expo at Tianjin's National Convention and Exhibition Center. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY

China's stepped-up push to advance intelligent manufacturing is reinforcing corporate confidence and opening broader opportunities for enterprises at home and abroad to innovate, expand and share in the growth of the world's second-largest economy, economists and business executives said on the sidelines of the World Intelligence Expo 2026 in Tianjin, which opened on Thursday and runs through Sunday.

The rise of intelligent manufacturing in China is expected to accelerate global industrial upgrading and inject fresh impetus into world economic growth, they said.