Hi-tech upgrade continues apace

Pearl River Delta cities spend big on updating manufacturing model, reports Qiu Quanlin.

An increasing number of companies in Dongguan and Foshan - two major manufacturing cities in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province - have been busy upgrading their businesses by introducing smart equipment to replace what have historically been huge workforces.

According to the mayor of Dongguan, Yuan Baocheng, around 60 percent of traditional manufacturers in the city have already introduced the latest robot technology.