China leads Asia for tech innovation

China leads Asia for technological innovation and prospects as well as being a major spender of technology globally, the Consumer Electronics Association said yesterday in Shanghai.

Demand for smartphone replacement, in-car entertainment and 3D printing and robotics in the country is propelling innovation and demand, said US-based CEA, organizer of the world's biggest tech show Consumer Electronics Show.

The emerging Asia region led by China generated tech spending of US$282 billion in 2014 — 26 percent of the global level. Spending will shift to lower-end devices in emerging markets this year, according to CEA, which will hold its first China-based show CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai in May.