An elderly woman (R) poses for a photo at an entrance of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai on December 31, 2025. China's government has long led efforts to lure top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-research-science, FOCUS by Jing Xuan Teng

A man walks past signage for the Qian Xuesen Library at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai on December 31, 2025. China's government has long led efforts to lure top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-research-science, FOCUS by Jing Xuan Teng

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 29, 2025 shows Chinese students walking at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing. China's government has long led efforts to lure top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-research-science, FOCUS by Jing Xuan Teng

People walk past an archway of Tsinghua University in Beijing on December 31, 2025. China's government has long led efforts to lure top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-research-science, FOCUS by Jing Xuan Teng

The Realbotix humanoid robot is demonstrated at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

The Realbotix humanoid robot is demonstrated at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

The Realbotix humanoid robot is demonstrated at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

The uSkin human-touch sensors from XELA Robotics Co., Ltd. are demonstrated on a robotic hand to show pressure sensitivity during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)