Is Hangzhou the Silicon Valley of China? | CNA Correspondent

From robot patrol dogs to AI doctors, Hangzhou is fast producing some of China's most talked-about tech companies. The city is best known as the home of Alibaba and, more recently, DeepSeek. But beyond the headlines, what makes Hangzhou such a powerful engine for innovation? CNA Senior Correspondent Tan Yew Guan speaks with Genevieve Woo about the talent, capital and government support behind one of China's most dynamic tech ecosystems.

Highlights:
00:03 Why Hangzhou’s tech scene matters
01:10 How Hangzhou uses tech daily
04:39 AI doctor gives TCM diagnosis
05:22 Beyond DeepSeek and Hangzhou’s startups
07:01 Geography, culture and entrepreneurship
09:02 Why outsiders build in Hangzhou
12:08 Why founders praise the government
15:39 New rules for embodied AI
18:13 Robot dog versus AI doctor
20:52 Can Hangzhou become China’s Silicon Valley?

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