Reference News website reported on June 16 that the British "The Times" website published a report on June 13 titled "From Dancing Robots to DeepSeek, This University Helps China Win in the Technology Competition". The report is compiled as follows: With the growth of economic and geopolitical strength, China likes to find heroes, whether they are model Communist Party members, successful businessmen, or Olympic gold medal winners. The latest "hero" is a university. Twenty years ago, Zhejiang University would not appear on any ranking of top international universities. Even now, when it ranks among the world's top universities, most people outside China may still ask, "Where is it?" But this year, things have changed. This is thanks to a group of young technology entrepreneurs like Liu Chang and Sean Pan (Pan Jianyi). Liu Chang is a senior at Zhejiang University who has just finished his final exams. He is starting his fourth company. Sean Pan is a bit older: 29 years old. Although no longer a student, he still has an office provided jointly by Zhejiang University and the local government. Here, he and another Zhejiang University alumnus run a company analyzing data for artificial intelligence companies. Sean Pan said, "Zhejiang has a deep tradition of entrepreneurship." For a long time, Zhejiang has been known as a gathering place for small-scale manufacturing enterprises (usually family businesses), with its towns dominating the international production of products ranging from light switches to ties. Driven by local science and engineering graduates, the transition to technology has become a natural progression. China has long ceased to be mainly a low-cost manufacturing hub, and its emerging industries can rival Western tech companies. China also dominates the global markets for green technologies such as solar panels and wind turbines. China sees an opportunity to surpass Europe and directly compete with the U.S. in the next phase of the global technological revolution, including artificial intelligence. Rongding Consulting, which provides consulting services for the American Chamber of Commerce in China, stated in a report last month that "Chinese companies have made significant progress in closing the gap with foreign enterprises and advancing to the forefront of technology, and in several industries, there are signs of catching up or even leading." Earlier this year, Hangzhou's most famous "Six Young Dragons" attracted attention in a series of news reports. First was DeepSeek, founded by Zhejiang University graduate Liang Wenfeng. The company released a new low-cost artificial intelligence model called DeepSeek, causing shockwaves worldwide. Then came the stunning scenes broadcast during the Spring Festival Gala: dancers performing a dance in vividly colored humanoid robots. These robots come from another Hangzhou-based company, Unitree Robotics, whose founder Wang Xingxing graduated from nearby Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. In addition to these two companies, there is Cloud Deep Technology, founded by Zhejiang University alumni. The company manufactures robotic dogs and combines them with artificial intelligence for sale worldwide, used for monitoring pipelines and cables, policing, and earthquake rescue operations. Game Science develops video games, including last year's international hit "Black Myth:悟空". Coohom Technology, founded by another Zhejiang University graduate, develops artificial intelligence-based spatial design and visualization programs. The sixth "Young Dragon" is an exception and also reflects some of the methods the city uses to attract start-ups. BrainCo founder Han Bicheng founded his company in the U.S. after earning his Ph.D. at Harvard University. The company develops brain-computer interfaces for cutting-edge medical research. It was Hangzhou officials who visited him and persuaded him to set up a base in mainland China. Sean Pan described how the relationship between the university and the government works. His office is provided for university graduates, and the Hangzhou municipal government rents it to him at an extremely low rate for two years, after which the rent gradually increases. When our reporter interviewed Liu Chang, the student entrepreneur was researching his latest project - an application to improve lifestyle - in the university's own entrepreneurship laboratory. As the Rongding Consulting report states, "Early disadvantages in the robotics sector and other fields targeted by 'Made in China 2025' have been rapidly overcome." (Compiled by Ge Xuelai) [Image: A photo taken at the Unitree Robotics exhibit at the "Tech for the Future" technology innovation exhibition in France on June 11. (Xinhua)] Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7516371628448662043/ Disclaimer: This article represents the author's views only. Please express your attitude by clicking the "Like/Dislike" buttons below.