https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/22d1a292-acb6-40ad-b3b4-7bda9d64343d In 1997, Clare Pearson, former chair of the British chamber of Commerce, visited Shenzhen for the first time. What struck her wasn't just the construction, but the energy – a city alive with experimentation, where "tomorrow is being tested here today." Some two decades later, she returned – this time alongside former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev. What they encountered was a very different Shenzhen: coffee delivered by drone in a public park, "robotic dogs", high-tech camera stabilizers used in Hollywood, and drone piloting from 2,000 km away. Tasks like powerline inspections, which once required a full day of mountain trekking, can now be completed in just a minute from a desk. It's a shift from adopting technology to creating it. "It's like a grub entering a chrysalis," Clare reflects. "Everyone thinks nothing's happening. But inside, China was developing. Now it's emerging – like a dragonfly, butterfly or drone – showing the world what it can do." Fri, 01 May 2026 06:08:56 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/22d1a292-acb6-40ad-b3b4-7bda9d64343d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.