A visitor takes selfies with a robot during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
The Asia-Pacific Media Forum opened on Saturday in Shenzhen, with the theme of “Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action.”
The forum held an exhibition of scientific and technological innovation achievements, mainly showcasing cutting-edge innovation achievements in Guangdong Province, especially in Shenzhen.
Visitors watch a robot making coffee during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)A staff member introduces a robot to a visitor during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Li An)A staff member (L) introduces a surgical robot to a visitor during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A staff member (R) introduces a 3D printer to a visitor during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A staff member (R) introduces 3D-printed products to a visitor during the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Li An)This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2026 shows the logo of the Asia-Pacific Media Forum outside the venue of the forum in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
