Hello and welcome to the panel discussion of World Today.
I'm Dinghen in Beijing.
China became the world's factory by leveraging its labor cost advantages with apparel, furniture,
and home appliances serving as the iconic O3 of Chinese exports.
Later on, China's export portfolio saw a remarkable transformation, with the new three,
electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar panels becoming the backbone of export growth.
Now, China's Ministry of Science and Technology says we are seeing
the new new three marking another upgrade in the country's industrial landscape.
They are artificial intelligence, robotics, and innovative drugs.
With the evolution from the O3 to the new New 3, one thing is clear.
China is relentlessly establishing itself as a global tech innovation superpower.
In this edition of the program, we explore the implication of the emergence
of the new new three and how far China can go in strengthening its technological and scientific power.
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So joining us now on the line are Xiao Qian,
Deputy Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University.
Kashif Sharif, Associate Professor from School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology.
And Andy Mauck, author of the book, The Innovation Machine,
How China Creates and Adopts Technology Through Governance, and a professor with Beijing Foreign Studies University.