China’s Guangdong province sets ambitious targets for advanced manufacturing by 2028

China’s most populous province has set ambitious targets for advanced manufacturing by 2028, including the production of more than 80,000 humanoid robots a year, to strengthen its position as a global industrial powerhouse despite concerns about domestic demand and export barriers. Guangdong, which boasts a population of 129 million people and one of the oldest factory bases in the country, aims to build over 1,000 top-performing smart factories in the next two years as well as 1,000 green...