After more than two decades in China, Clare Pearson, former chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, likens the country to a vast power bank, charging the world through three vital connectors: high-speed rail, highways, and high-speed internet. She has witnessed China's transformation from rapid growth to high-quality development and has experienced firsthand its growing gravitational pull on global capital. But what fuels this power? What mechanisms keep this “power bank” generating energy for the world? The answers unfold in her story.