{
  "id": 19031938,
  "title": "How Dong Mingzhu, China’s manufacturing ‘iron lady’, is maintaining her cool in the AI era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/how-dong-mingzhu-chinas-manufacturing-iron-lady-is-maintaining-her",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-08T22:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3373325/how-dong-mingzhu-chinas-manufacturing-iron-lady-maintaining-her-cool-ai-era"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dong Mingzhu, the prominent Chinese manufacturing executive, maintains her composure in the AI era. As chair of Gree Electric Appliances, a leading home-appliance company in Guangdong province, she has advocated for manufacturing innovation, higher incomes and greener consumption. In an interview at the UN Environment Programme's Cool Coalition, she discussed Chinese companies' overseas expansion and the impact of automation on manufacturing. Gree has expanded its reach, shipping low-GWP air conditioners to Europe and developing solar-powered models to reduce environmental impact. Climate change is a growing concern, but Gree aims to make cooling more energy-efficient.",
  "summary": "Dong Mingzhu chairs Gree Electric Appliances, a home-appliance giant based in southern China’s Guangdong province. Having worked her way up from a frontline sales job, she is one of China’s best-known figures in manufacturing. As a deputy to the National People’s Congress, she has long advocated for manufacturing innovation, higher incomes and greener consumption. In this interview, conducted…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}