Can China’s dancing robots swing some new business partners in Africa?

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Chinese dancing robots and robotic dogs featured at National Day events in Angola and the Republic of the Congo, where they entertained guests and officials. The displays are presented as a way to showcase China’s technology sector and potentially build business ties with African partners.

At events marking China’s National Day in Africa on October 1, robots provided the entertainment. In Luanda, Angola, dancing robots amused guests and ambassador Zhang Bin called the industry “a small snapshot of the Chinese economy’s move towards innovation and higher-quality development”. In Brazzaville, Congo, nearly 400 guests – including Congolese officials and Chinese business representatives – watched on as a robot dog performed. Guests also interacted with a robot dog at a Chinese New...