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A |     (ECNS) — From artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace to the rapid growth of industries such as integrated circuits, aerospace and biomedicine, Chinese students studying abroad are facing an increasingly diverse set of choices about what comes after graduation — and where they want to build their future.    Those questions were at the center of a recent gathering of representatives from Chinese student associations at overseas universities, held at the headquarters of the Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA) in Beijing. Discussions ranged from career opportunities in China to the role students can play in fostering greater understanding across cultures.    One practical question ran throughout the event: How can young people with international experience make the most of new opportunities emerging in China?    Xu Chen, executive director for campus and international business at Zhaopin.com, described the changing workplace as moving from a “human-driven” model toward “human-AI collaboration” and, increasingly, an “AI-driven” one.    Artificial intelligence is not simply changing existing jobs, he said. It is also reshaping the skills employers value, making the ability to work effectively with AI and apply professional expertise to real-world problems increasingly important.    China’s changing industrial landscape is opening up new possibilities as well. Xu pointed to integrated circuits, aerospace, biomedicine, high-end equipment manufacturing, industrial software and intelligent connected vehicles as areas offering strong prospects. Emerging fields such as quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen energy and nuclear fusion could create further opportunities.    For Chinese students studying abroad, these trends are creating new links between the skills and perspectives they acquire overseas and the needs of fast-growing industries in China.    But careers were only part of the conversation. Another recurring theme was how students living and studying overseas can help bridge cultural gaps through everyday interaction.    At a roundtable on cross-cultural communication, returned graduates and representatives of Chinese student associations discussed how students can help their international peers gain a more nuanced understanding of China.    Representatives from student organizations in six countries also shared experiences of campus life, community-building and exchanges with local students and communities.    Sun Xinglun, vice president of the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Yale, said meaningful communication does not always require grand narratives. A celebration of a Chinese festival, a campus cultural event or even an everyday conversation with a classmate can provide a window into China.    Rather than simply explaining China to others, students can begin with subjects their peers are genuinely interested in and draw on their own experiences of studying and living abroad. Such personal exchanges can make cross-cultural communication more natural and relatable.    Chinese student associations are also taking on broader roles on overseas campuses. Beyond helping new arrivals adjust to university life, many organize academic events, career programs, cultural activities and community initiatives that bring Chinese students into closer contact with their universities and local communities.    In doing so, students are not simply participants in campus life. Their experience of moving between languages, social environments and cultural perspectives can put them in a unique position to connect people who might otherwise have few opportunities to interact.    For many participants, studying abroad is therefore about more than earning a degree. It is also about learning how different societies work, understanding different ways of thinking and becoming comfortable communicating across cultural boundaries.    Whether they eventually return to China or continue their studies and careers overseas, those experiences can become an asset in an increasingly interconnected world.    The program also included sharing sessions on overseas study experiences and employment trends for graduates returning to China. Participants later visited an exhibition tracing the more than century-long history of the Western Returned Scholars Association and the experiences of generations of Chinese who studied overseas before returning to contribute to the country’s development.                    。    

    A humanoid robot takes part in a simulated firefighting mission during the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in a real fire brigade in Beijing on August 16, 2026. Photo：Li Hao/ GT
The firefighting final of the emergency management category at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) was held on Sunday in Beijing, putting 23 teams through a simulated rescue operation designed to test whether humanoid robots can move beyond demonstrations and perform practical tasks in complex real-world environments.
The event comes as Chinese humanoid robots, long known for eye-catching abilities such as running, dancing and music playing, are pushed toward practical applications, including jobs that are dangerous for humans such as emergency rescue.
Unlike the first edition of the WHRG last year, according to the organization committee, this year's scenario-based events emphasize "realistic simulation," with the firefighting competition being held at a fire brigade rather than in a model-room setup. 
The competition simulated a firefighting assignment that required each of the 23 robots to complete three tasks within 30 minutes: identify hazardous materials, shut off valves and operate a fire extinguisher. For the first task, robots had to identify two randomly placed simulated hazardous substances and report their types to judges through returned images. They then had to locate three randomly selected open valves of different types and shut them off before identifying a fire source, finding a fire extinguisher and spraying it until the fire was put out.
Human firefighters were also involved in the event, lighting the fire and observing whether the robots carried out the extinguisher operation correctly.
The competition, however, showed how difficult it remains for robots to perform reliably outside controlled laboratory conditions.
Rain affected the competition, while changes in lighting and the outdoor environments added uncertainty to the robots' visual recognition and manipulation tasks. A team from UniX AI, a company well-known for its robot applications on real-world scenarios and has just raised a new round of 300 million yuan ($ 44.49 million) in late March, completed its run within the allotted time, but its robot moved relatively slowly compared to human firefighters' real practice. When operating the fire extinguisher, its robotic hand had to make two attempts to align with the target.
Of 12 teams competed on Sunday, three finished the challenge. 
Yang Liqi, a representative of the UniX AI team, told the Global Times that the firefighting scenario placed higher demands on both the robot's recognition and manipulation capabilities.
"Rain and lighting conditions can affect the robot, and actual situations are often different from what we simulate in the laboratory," Yang said, noting that this was also one reason why a number of teams were unable to complete their runs on Sunday morning.
The team had programmed the robot to make up to three attempts when operating the extinguisher. "If it sees white smoke after the first attempt, it will not make a second attempt," Yang said.
The difficulty was not simply that whether the robot could move its arm. Humanoid robots rely on different types of joints for different tasks: small, high-precision joints enable delicate hand operations, while high-torque, reliable joints support movement and balance.
A failure at any point of actions and detection could affect the final result. This is precisely where the value of real-world competitions lies, Jin Chenran, a representative of the Tiangong team whose robot only accomplished one of the three tasks, told the Global Times.
"Whether the competition goes smoothly or not, that is the significance of a real-world simulation. Every real-world failure is valuable data that helps humanoid robots toward practical application," Jin said.
Jin further explained that questions like why the robot failed to recognize an object and how its motion-planning system selected the wrong path... Such data can subsequently be used to improve algorithms and train AI models.
The competition also offered a glimpse into the current transitional stage of humanoid robot technology. At the venue, some team members were wearing VR headsets and remotely adjusting their robots shortly before their runs.
Some humanoid robots were seen using omnidirectional wheels instead of feet, while their hands featured multiple joints to enable more precise manipulation. Many teams chose China-developed UBTECH's joint modules for their robots. Its servo actuators cover a wide torque range from 0.2Nm to 200Nm, allowing robots to combine dexterity with strength. Meanwhile, VR teleoperation gives operators a first-person view through the robot's cameras, enabling them to remotely guide movements in real time.
The event comes amid a broader push in China to move humanoid robots and embodied intelligence from laboratories and competition arenas into real production and daily-life environments. In June, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the other departments launched a special program for humanoid robots and embodied intelligence that encouraged applications in practical fields including emergency rescue.
Zhao Weidong, deputy director of the organizing committee office, told the Global Times that the scenario-based competitions are intended to test the progress of humanoid robots from "competition performance" toward "real operational work," including whether they can eventually become intelligent partners for firefighters.
"At present, many simulations of actual operations may still be at an early stage," Zhao said. "But these are an important starting point for enabling robots to truly assist humans in real-world environments, as well as an important source of data and testing."
The ultimate goal, Zhao said, is to push robots into fields where human operations are dangerous and achieve genuine "human-robot complementarity."
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