From concept to commercial viability -- Beijing Review

For decades, foreign companies viewed China mainly as a manufacturing base and consumer market. Increasingly, however, China is attracting a new generation of international entrepreneurs not simply to sell products, but to build companies, commercialize technologies and scale production. That shift was visible at the HICOOL 2026 Global Entrepreneur Summit in Beijing from August 26 to 29. Themed From Innovation Origins to Industry Frontiers, the event brought together more than 60,000 global participants, including representatives of more than 600 innovative enterprises from over 50 countries and regions, as well as more than 1,000 investors. Among them was Adama Toure, the 34-year-old American co-founder and Chief Executive Officer…