At the 2026 Beijing News Shell Finance Annual Conference, Jiang Xiaojuan, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that China is shifting from a sequential globalization model—"domestic first, then overseas"—to a new "born global" phase of native globalization, driven by enhanced basic research capabilities, improved industrial competitiveness, and AI technology development. She cited the short-drama industry's full pivot in 2026 to "overseas-oriented from project inception" as an example of how AI enables products and services to cover global markets at zero marginal cost. Data shows China's R&D spending reached 3.9 trillion yuan (approximately $574 billion) in 2025, ranking second globally. Industries including pharmaceuticals, chip packaging, and digital services are restructuring, while capital guides startups to be globally oriented from day one. Jiang noted that algorithm data compliance and institutional openness remain pain points for AI-native globalizing enterprises, recommending strengthened innovation foundations, smoother cross-border factor flows, and enhanced technological discourse power.