Asia-Pacific media delegates impressed by China’s cutting-edge tech in Greater Bay Area visit
International guests take selfies with robots in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, on September 3, 2026. Photo: Guan Kejiang/GTInside a sleek BYD electric vehicle, foreign journalists and delegates lean forward, testing the limits of voice-activated smart driving. A few feet away, as the company's Yangwang U9 performs its signature "dance" showing its active suspension system, phones rise in unison. The day before, delegates had laid comfortably on AI-enabled smart mattresses, with their eyes fixed on the screens displaying their real-time sleep and health data, a mix of surprise and satisfaction on their faces.With the high-level Asia-Pacific Media Forum opening in Shenzhen on Saturday, in the days leading up to the event, groups of overseas media representatives fanned out to experience Chinese technological innovation firsthand at local enterprises.The timing aligns with a broader global trend. As Reuters recently reported, "tech pilgrims" are flocking to China as the global innovation race heats up. For the media professionals on this trip, the tour was more than a sightseeing excursion: it was a window into the scale and sophistication of China's technological rise.
