Following China's recent high-level Politburo meeting emphasizing AI development with a focus on self-reliance and safety, The Hub with Wang Guan examines how breakthroughs like DeepSeek AI and humanoid robotics are reshaping global technology competition. Guests for this edition include Gai Keke, professor at the School of Cyberspace Science and Technology (Beijing Institute of Technology); Angela Li, chair of the LSE China Development Forum; Thorsten Jelinek, Europe director and senior fellow at the Taihe Institute; Andy Mok, senior research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG); and Tan Min, chief business officer at UBTech Robotics.