Guangdong to invest in AI, robotics industries

Guangdong province in South China has indicated that it will spare no effort in developing the two major industries of artificial intelligence and robotics, establishing new pillars of high-tech, high growth and large-scale industries in 2025.

Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the province will also accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by an advanced manufacturing industry to promote its high-quality development this year.

Huang, also Party secretary of Guangdong, made his remarks at the opening ceremony of the Guangdong Provincial High-Quality Development Conference in Guangdong's provincial capital on Wednesday, the first working day following the Spring Festival holiday.