The relationship between technological change and employment expansion is an old topic, yet one that has not lessened in importance over time. When disruptive technological revolutions occur, whether job creation can ultimately outweigh job destruction remains an unresolved puzzle in economic theory. Fundamentally, the shock that technological change brings to employment is not that occupations,…
Lights trace the city block and a bridge across the Yangtze, altogether composing a scene worth framing in Wuhan, Hubei province. COURTESY OF WUHAN MUNICIPAL… Read More »An urban narrative centered on water
A phrase that recently gave me pause is “token factory”, as Wuxi, one of China’s most seasoned manufacturing cities, is preparing to give artificial intelligence something it has rarely had before: a factory address. Not a factory that stamps metal parts, assembles circuit boards or loads containers onto trucks, but one designed to produce the…
China and the European Union enjoy a deeply intertwined economic relationship, with supply chains in green energy, pharmaceuticals and high-end manufacturing tightly linked, experts said, warning that the real threat is not interdependence but Brussels’ push to “de-risk”. They called for the two sides to properly manage their differences and find more common ground through…
[PHOTO/CHINA BOUND] The city gate tower of Pingyao Ancient City in Jinzhong, Shanxi, is a landmark of the historical city wall. An elegant timber structure… Read More »Pingyao Ancient City gate tower, Shanxi
MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY In a small apartment somewhere in Southeast Asia, a designer taps a phone screen and asks an artificial intelligence tool to sharpen a blurred product photo, soften the lighting and remove a messy background. The request looks weightless. It travels as text and pixels, invisible and almost instant. But behind it is…
During the World Intelligence Expo 2026, State Grid Tianjin deployed robotic dogs, inspection robots, and driverless patrol vehicles to enable 24/7 intelligent inspection across underground and ground power facilities, greatly improving efficiency. The expo was powered by 800,000 kWh of green electricity, cutting 640 metric tons of CO₂ emissions to achieve a 100 percent renewable…
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Pablo Nakhle Cerruti, CEO of Comexposium Group. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Thousands of exhibitors and buyers converged at the SIAL Shanghai in May, underscoring China’s… Read More »French exhibition giant expands China growth bet