China's metaverse could look a lot different than the rest of the world’s.
Baidu CEO Robin Li hosts the company's annual developer's conference in its metaverse, known as "XiRang." Credit: Baidu
China has joined the global race to develop the metaverse. But as with the internet itself, the Chinese version could end up looking very different from the one envisioned by Western companies.
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