A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP
A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP
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China calls on private sector to beef up investment in basic science as it seeks to become tech powerhouse

  • China has made clear in recent years its ambition to become a global tech superpower, with excellence in science one of the main battlefronts

Topic |   China technology
Meng JingCelia ChenJane Cai
Meng Jing , Celia Chen and Jane Cai

Updated: 11:22pm, 11 Mar, 2019

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A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP
A robot arm shows how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP
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