Global economists and business leaders are betting big on China’s innovation-driven future! At the 2024 Bund Summit in Shanghai, experts highlighted how tech breakthroughs like AI and green energy are reshaping the country’s economic roadmap .
Innovation Overcomes Challenges
Nobel Laureate Michael Spence kicked off the conversation, acknowledging short-term demand issues but emphasizing China’s \\"enormous capacity to innovate\\" as its long-game strength. \\"The growth potential is substantial,\\" he said via video link, pointing to supply-side transformations and productivity boosts.
Tech Meets Market Power
ICBC President Liu Jun spotlighted China’s tech-savvy population and thriving sectors like IoT and cloud computing. \\"Our huge market + people’s love for innovation = new economic paradigm,\\" he declared. UBS’s Thomas Fang added that digital economies and high-end manufacturing will drive \\"unstoppable\\" growth waves
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The AI Advantage
Tim Wannenmacher of UBS Asia Pacific praised China’s AI edge: \\"Active engineering talent, massive data pools, and real-world applications make it a global player.\\" Standard Chartered’s Jean Lu echoed this, calling new tech forces \\"game-changers\\" for sustainable growth .
Themed \\"Navigating a Changing World,\\" the summit united 200+ leaders to decode trends shaping Asia’s economic future. One takeaway? China’s innovation engine is just warming up .
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