Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- Artificial intelligence and robotics are becoming the defining instruments of economic, scientific and strategic power. Nations leading these fields will shape manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, education, transportation, defence and scientific discovery. China has emerged as an extraordinarily powerful force in this new age, competing directly with the United States and moving ahead in several areas. This achievement is not the result of one company or an isolated breakthrough. It reflects an entire national ecosystem built around education, research, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and technological innovation.

Behind this transformation stands a political and philosophical approach that places national ...