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Unmanned Vessels Set Sail

For Figo Zhang, an entrepreneur in his 30s, April 16 is a memorable day. On that day 11 years ago, the unmanned surface vessel (USV) he dreamed of building set sail from Zhuhai, a coastal city in Guangdong Province.

Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligence Technology Co. Ltd., a company founded

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