GUANGZHOU -- The Chinese area that is the world's top producer of toys is embracing high-tech production, artificial intelligence and other changes as its global exports fall.
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Guangdong Qunyu Interactive Technology, based in China's toymaking capital of Shantou, makes AI-powered robots that can talk and dance. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
GUANGZHOU -- The Chinese area that is the world's top producer of toys is embracing high-tech production, artificial intelligence and other changes as its global exports fall.