An aerial view shows high-rise buildings in the Central district of Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A man crosses a street in Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

The Hong Kong (R) and China (L) flags flutter in the wind outside the Central Government Offices chamber in Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows the skyline of Hong Kong and Kowloon seen from Central district on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross a street in Central Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) State Minister and the Federal Government's Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration Natalie Pawlik, German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt share a laugh ahead a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer is greeted by German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt ahead a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer arrives for a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)