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APEC summit in Shenzhen highlights regional trade, technology advances and economic cooperation, showcasing AI, robotics and cultural initiatives.
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00:01The stage is set for the APEX Summit. Leaders from across Asia-Pacific are gathering in the Chinese Technology Hub
00:10for high-stakes talks on trade, innovation and regional cooperation.
00:14Here's a report from Ping Tallest Tower in Shenzhen and the second tallest in China, fifth in the world after
00:22Burj Khalifa. Take a look.
00:27At 599.1 meters, this is the Ping An Financial Center in Shenzhen. This is the tallest building in Shenzhen.
00:37We are at the 116th floor. In all, this building has 118 floors but this is the observation floor at
00:44116th floor.
00:45And if you look right behind me, that lake there and right next to that lake, those two buildings, that
00:52is where the APEX conference will take place on the 18th and the 19th.
00:57And three amongst the most crucial leaders taking part in an effort to find a solution to critical issues like
01:05the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Iran war.
01:08US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jinping will be here.
01:15There will be a trilateral on the sidelines of the APEX conference and you can see that location from here.
01:22That's the lake. Those are the buildings right next to it.
01:26And China is trying to showcase Shenzhen, an ancient city, as a modern 21st century city as you can see
01:33in these images.
01:34Now, that is the Shenzhen Bay. This is the southern part of China.
01:38That's the bridge that you cross and across is Hong Kong that China also wants to showcase.
01:44So, while Hong Kong is seen as the business center, China is developing Shenzhen as the manufacturing and tech hub
01:52of China.
01:53And this is where India today will be reporting from ground zero to report whether there is forward movement on
02:01two very critical issues of conflicts in different parts of the world.
02:05Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen, China for India today.
02:09So, we are at China's second tallest building in Shenzhen.
02:14The Ping An Financial Tower is the tallest building.
02:18And here, Chinese culture and Chinese art, they are also being showcased for the APEX conference.
02:26So, for example, this is traditional Chinese painting.
02:29This is a traditional brush.
02:31And just come here and see how beautiful this pottery and painting is.
02:35Now, when APEX leaders come here, these will be presented to various heads of state and government.
02:43And the master of art here, he is actually teaching people how this traditional painting is actually done.
02:51Well, I have tried my hand at it.
02:53Not much of a painter.
02:55But you can just see how beautiful this is.
02:58China is actually showcasing its culture.
03:00Ancient culture in a modern 21st century city.
03:06So, if you look inside the building, you see culture, their traditional art.
03:10If you look outside, you see Shenzhen, the APEX and tech hub of China.
03:17Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen, China for India today.
03:20In Chinese culture, symbols mean a lot.
03:25For example, when you look at this chariot being drawn by an elephant that you usually don't see.
03:31Because chariots are usually drawn by horses or kings sit on elephants.
03:36But in Chinese culture, if a chariot is drawn by an elephant, it's considered extremely auspicious.
03:44And when you look at this magnificent piece of art, what does it say?
03:49Auspicious elephant in golden chariot, symbols of peace and prosperity in China.
03:56Now, this is exactly what China is trying to showcase through the APEX conference, the Asia Pacific Economic Conference.
04:05That economy, internet economies mean prosperity.
04:09While this is China's story, is that actually the case, those who've dealt with China perhaps may have differing views
04:18on that.
04:19Especially on the Belt and Road Initiative and loans and certain other aspects.
04:25But China's story is all about peace and prosperity through economic cooperation.
04:31But what also makes this conference extremely interesting is the trilateral on the sidelines of this conference.
04:37Between the American President, the Chinese President and the Russian President.
04:41Will that pave the way for peace?
04:43Will that bring prosperity in the world?
04:46Is the big question.
04:47Will wars stop, whether between Russia and Ukraine and US and Iran?
04:51We'll be tracking that story.
04:53Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen, China for India today.
04:58From robotic dogs armed with machine guns to AI-powered underwater operations,
05:05China is showcasing the future of robotics at the APEX gathering in Shenzhen.
05:10These machines can patrol streets, assist in construction, provide physiotherapy,
05:15and even break language barriers through real-time translation.
05:19Some are designed to operate underwater, others in high-altitude battlefields.
05:24The big question is no longer what robots can do,
05:28but how far AI and robotics will transform warfare, industry, and everyday life.
05:35A chip that changed the destiny of Shenzhen.
05:40And here at the Shenzhen Museum, if you notice very carefully,
05:44this is actually a mural that's made of thousands and thousands of chips
05:50to show the journey of Shenzhen from a sleepy town of fishermen to a garrison city
05:58and then ultimately the IT hub of China.
06:02Just look all around me.
06:04All you see are e-scooters.
06:06This side, e-scooters.
06:07There, that side, e-scooters.
06:09Here, e-scooters.
06:10There, this place is flooded with e-scooters.
06:14And you'll ask me why.
06:15Because in China, the government is actively encouraging youth to buy e-scooters.
06:22In fact, with soaring fuel prices,
06:24almost everybody is investing in these e-scooters and e-bikes.
06:29Not very expensive to buy.
06:31Some of the people I spoke to, some of these youngsters,
06:34just look around.
06:35Watch all these young ladies, all of them on e-scooters.
06:38Look at the traffic there.
06:40There are separate lanes and when there aren't lanes,
06:42then on the pavement, you're literally jostling for space,
06:46battling for space with e-scooters everywhere.
06:50Delivery boys, look at this delivery man.
06:52He's on an e-scooter.
06:54Look at them on an e-scooter or an e-bike.
06:56Look at him on an e-bike.
06:57There are e-bikes everywhere in Shenzhen.
07:00Watch these young ladies there on the e-scooter.
07:04And why?
07:04Because the government is actively encouraging it.
07:07We're currently at the Shenzhen Museum.
07:10And for those who come for the Asia Pacific Economic Conference,
07:13China wants to showcase the 7,000-year-old history of Shenzhen,
07:18as they say, is displayed here at this magnificent museum.
07:22So it started with a very small fishing village
07:26or a fishing community.
07:28And come, let me quickly show you around
07:30how Shenzhen then developed into,
07:33from a fishing community to a settlement
07:36where you had initial copper utensils,
07:41then grazed pottery,
07:42and then a military garrison.
07:45This is a military garrison that you see around.
07:48And as you see here,
07:49the Dongguan garrison city with their cannons,
07:52because this then became a very important military garrison.
07:56And some of those cannons are also displayed here
07:59at this museum.
08:00How massive brick walls came up to protect this.
08:03This shows you how the people here defended Shenzhen from invasions.
08:10All of this is displayed here to showcase to the world
08:14the importance of Shenzhen.
08:17And as we walk across this museum,
08:19we look at various garrison cities that came up,
08:22Cantonese-style residences that came up here in Shenzhen,
08:27the ancient culture,
08:29and how then it transforms into a modern 21st century city and state.
08:36Now, how does the 21st century IT hub come in?
08:40With Tencent.
08:41In the 1990s, this is where Tencent came,
08:45and from WeChat to WePay to WePlay,
08:49how you pay, how you play,
08:51and how you invest.
08:53You know, Tencent became a part of Chinese life,
08:57connecting 1.3 billion people worldwide.
09:01China wants to showcase its ancient history,
09:04heritage, and modern technology
09:06through artificial intelligence, robotics,
09:09and, of course, technology.
09:12Well, speaking of artificial intelligence,
09:15which definitely has been dominating this year's Apex Summit
09:19in terms of all of the displays,
09:20we do have all of the AI-powered robotics
09:24that we do see on display
09:27that Gaurav has been bringing us,
09:28as well as e-bikes, e-scooters on the road,
09:31which we will take you all into the details of Indic's next report.
09:35Take a look at them.
10:04Just look all around me.
10:06Some of the people I spoke to, some of these youngsters.
10:09Just look around.
10:09Watch all these young ladies, all of them on e-scooters.
10:13Look at the traffic there.
10:15There are separate lanes, and when there aren't lanes,
10:17then on the pavement, you're literally jostling for space,
10:21battling for space with e-scooters everywhere.
10:24Delivery boys, look at this delivery man.
10:27He's on an e-scooter.
10:28Look at them on an e-scooter or an e-bike.
10:31Look at him on an e-bike.
10:32There are e-bikes everywhere in Shenzhen.
10:35Watch these young ladies there on the e-scooter.
10:38And why?
10:39Because the government is actively encouraging it.
10:42Fuel prices have gone through the roof here in China.
10:45It's easy to invest.
10:47You can buy them for under 50,000 Indian rupees,
10:50at least most of the models.
10:51Of course, there would be expensive models,
10:53but usually the models you may want to buy,
10:56they're between 45,000 and 50,000.
10:59It costs only 1.51 or 1.5 RMB to charge it for 100 kilometers,
11:06which would mean between, if it's 13 rupees to an RMB,
11:09about 20, 25 rupees it takes to charge for you to travel 100 kilometers
11:14and still have some juice left in the battery.
11:17So that is why you see e-scooters everywhere here in China.
11:22Two-wheelers do cause a lot of pollution
11:24and e-scooters are taking care of it
11:26to a very, very large extent here in Shenzhen, China.
11:31E-scooters are also being encouraged by the administration,
11:34but there are times that you actually have to jostle for space
11:37on the footpath, on the pavement for you and the e-scooters to coexist.
11:44Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen, China, for India Today.
12:02Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen,
12:18Gaurav Savant in Shenzhen, China, for India.
12:19What are robots being designed to do here in China?
12:22Yeah, there's so many different robots here.
12:26Just now, for the performance, it's just human, no robots here.
12:31But robots doesn't have to look like a human.
12:36They can look like an insect or they can just look like a ball.
12:40So at the second floor, we show you many different robots here.
12:44They can play tennis with you and can patrol for patrolling
12:48and can go down the water to the sea to take pictures for you,
12:54take video or something like that.
12:55Yeah, or for the construction.
12:57And they can also work, you know, in physiotherapy for you.
13:01They can do physiotherapy for you also.
13:03They can massage your back.
13:04All of that can also be done by robots.
13:07Yes, that's right, that's right.
13:08Massage robots.
13:10This is actually quite a great experience.
13:14It is relaxing, no doubt.
13:17They reach out to your pressure points and they ease them.
13:21So, you know, for physiotherapy, if there isn't a doctor available,
13:25this is the next best thing that's there.
13:27And this is how technology plays a very critical role in soothing you.
13:32This is China displaying futuristic technology.
13:35Robots that China say in times to come can actually act like policemen.
13:41They can protect people.
13:42They can protect the streets.
13:44AI-enabled robots.
13:46A boxer, yes.
13:47A policeman, perhaps in times to come.
13:49Now, when I say Chinese, I don't want to talk to people about it.
13:54How is it?
13:55It's Chinese.
13:56I'm from China.
13:58I don't want to speak Chinese.
13:59I don't want to speak Chinese.
14:00They don't want to speak Chinese.
14:01But this is my device in the mouth.
14:04And this is an artificial intelligence.
14:06It's a live translator.
14:09You can speak Chinese in Chinese.
14:11Yes.
14:14Speak Chinese.
14:15Okay, now I'm going to speak Chinese.
14:41An underwater robotic arm.
14:45Now, this is an AI-enabled underwater robotic arm.
14:50This weighs around 21 and a half kilograms.
14:53It has four motors.
14:56It's AI-enabled.
14:57And it has a claw in front.
15:00This is being showcased by China as the latest cutting-edge technology when it comes to underwater operations.
15:09Some of these are, of course, purely commercial operations.
15:12Some of these are for entertainment cameras that if you want to go underwater diving and, in some instances, deep
15:19-sea diving,
15:19you can send out that robotic arm first, this AI-enabled camera, it will take pictures and then relay those
15:28images back for you to take that dive.
15:31But then this has a bigger role.
15:33This is also used for a professional role because this claw can be used to extract something if it's stuck.
15:41It can take pictures, if there's a barrier, the AI has been enabled or trained to circumvent the barriers, go
15:50around it, and relay pictures real-time.
15:52This can go down up to 350 meters.
15:55Now, at the APEC conference, the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference, China is showcasing some of its latest robotics and cutting
16:04-edge AI-enabled technology for the world.
16:08And those were all the reports coming in from the sidelines of the APEC Summit.
16:12We will keep bringing you all of the developments taking place at the summit and the big trilateral meeting that
16:18we have all our eyes set on.
16:20But for now, that's all in this segment of The Bulletin.
16:22Thank you for tuning in.