Standard Chartered China's Lu Jing: Hope that finance becomes the soul companion of technology companies.

On June 18, the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank, Lu Jing, stated at the 2026 Lujiazui Forum on Science and Technology Financial Conference that the global industrial chain is undergoing a profound restructuring, shifting from an emphasis on efficiency to an emphasis on safety, and from global division of labor and concentrated production to localization, regionalization, and flexibility. Technological development has become a new variable, and in key areas such as artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, new energy, and advanced manufacturing, Chinese companies have taken irreplaceable positions. China is transitioning from being the "world's factory" to becoming a "smart manufacturing powerhouse" and "innovation engine".