China is making bold strides in technology, with humanoid robots now racing, playing sports, and tackling tasks once reserved for humans. These developments are part of a broader national push into cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing, clean energy, and space exploration. The investment firm Morgan Stanley says the global humanoid market could reach nearly 1 billion robots by 2050.

To discuss:

• Yan Liang is a Chair Professor in economics at Willamette University.
• Andy Mok serves as a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for China and Globalization.
• Emil Protalinski is an editor for the technology news site Techmeme and a communications consultant at EPro Strategies.
• Ray Wang is the founder and principal analyst for Constellation Research.