As AI races ahead, China bets on a people-centered digital future

Beijing Review | Jul 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
  • A staff member of Infinity Dynamics organizes wiring within a robot at an embodied intelligence innovation industrial park in Zhongguancun, Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, on June 13 (XINHUA)
  • “We are witnessing extraordinary breakthroughs in technology today, particularly in AI innovations,” said Joe Weinman, founder of the International Institute for Future Industries.
  • Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, these breakthroughs stem from China’s innovation model, which prioritizes openness, sharing and serving people’s needs — principles that increasingly define the evolution of the digital economy in the AI era.