discussion keeps the world turning this is roundtable in shanghai this week 1400 competitors from 68 countries
have gathered for the world skills competition racing to repair cars and program drones with position
measured down to half a millimeter one shot well probably one shot only in their lifetime
because there is an age limit for competitors Then why cap ages?
And why are nations betting so much on these young hands?
The answer might ray-shape how the world works.
Coming to you live from our studios here in Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Fei-Fei, and for today's discussion, I'm joined by Steve Heatherly and Yushan.
What does it take to be a great hairdresser, fashion designer, mechanic, or CNC machinist?
Wait a minute, what does a CNC mean?
Discuss that later in the show.
But what happens when those skills are put on the biggest international stage?
And that's happening with the 48th World Skills Competition underway in Shanghai,
bringing together young competitors from around the world to compete in all these different types of skills.
And these aren't skills that exist only for this competition.
They need to work with real equipment and carry out tasks that closely mirror what professionals do on the job.
Some even have to perform under intense time pressure, deal with unexpected problems,
and adapt to challenges they couldn't have predicted.
So what can this global skills competition tell us about the changing world of work?
Young skilled talent matters so much today.