HEFEI, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cynthia Davis, CEO and co-founder of the British company Diversifying.io., was among the UK technology industry delegation that visited Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, aiming to tap new opportunities for China-UK collaboration in sci-tech innovation and emerging industries.

"It's been wonderful to spend the day here in Hefei. It's the innovation that's coming out of China, the willingness for collaboration and greater partnership that keep drawing me back to this wonderful country," said Davis.

During the trip, the delegation, comprising enterprises and institutions from various fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare, finance, and supply chain management, toured an AI-focused industrial base, a new energy vehicle (NEV) plant, and an innovation base.

Hefei, widely regarded as one of China's rising innovation hubs, holds strengths in fields such as quantum technology, NEVs, and AI.

"I think this is an incredibly impressive and innovative region of China. I've been blown away by some of the things that we've seen both on the technological front and the enthusiasm and energy with all the people that we've met," said Assheton Stewart Carter, chief executive officer of TDi Sustainability.

"As soon as you get here, you can tell that there's a strong sense of technology and innovation," said Harriet Radcliffe, head of Government Sponsorship of London Tech Week.