BEIJING: From robotaxis to flying cars, China is on the road to bringing more of its cutting-edge vehicle technology overseas - a strategy that reflects both its global ambition and hard economic realities.

The world's second-largest economy is also home to the world's biggest and most advanced car market. But a brutal, multi-year price war has left the country filled to the brim with vehicles, including electric vehicles pumped out by scores of companies that are unknown in the West.