TOKYO -- As China strives to become a high-tech manufacturing powerhouse, it is aggressively courting Japanese companies to gain access to their "internet of things" know-how in manufacturing.
Automation technologies seen as key to reducing dependence on US tech

A factory makes industrial robots in the city of Haimen in China's Jiangsu Province. (FeatureChina via AP Images)
TOKYO -- As China strives to become a high-tech manufacturing powerhouse, it is aggressively courting Japanese companies to gain access to their "internet of things" know-how in manufacturing.