Western Investors Pay Up to $15,000 to Tour Shenzhen's AI and Robot Factories
VraserX · x · 2026-09-04
A symbolic reversal: Western investors and founders now pay up to $15,000 for tours of Chinese factories to see AI, robotics and EV manufacturing firsthand — after decades of China looking to Silicon Valley for the future, people are flying to Shenzhen.
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