New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Chinese city of Shenzhen is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on 18th and 19th November, and this time around they will get to witness the future of shipping - a modern port which comes with driverless cranes as well as next-generation software and hardware.

This terminal, known as the Mawan Terminal, also has driverless trucks and AI-powered systems, and is among the numerous port operations across the country which Beijing hopes will make it the foremost player in the industry, shipping, which controls upwards of 80% of the global trade by volume.

Reuters, which spoke to western experts regarding China's growing influence in a number of ports across the world, says that these experts fear t...