China Life has boosted the industrial internet-of-things specialist in its quest to deliver the advantages of industry 4.0.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
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