As the U.S. and China compete for global dominance in advanced technologies, they are quickly becoming part of daily life for Chinese white-collar workers.A robot barista making drinks at 7Fresh Coffee in Beijing.Kyle Eppler / NBC NewsSept. 5, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTBy Dawn Liu, Erin Tan and Jennifer JettBEIJING — The buzziest new place for coffee in the Chinese capital has no cash registers and no human baristas — only machines.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
In China, drinks come with AI tokens and coffee is served by robots
As the U.S. and China compete for global dominance in advanced technologies, they are quickly becoming part of daily life for Chinese white-collar workers.
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