Shanghai is ushering in its major AI moment of the year with the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, Friday to Monday. Themed “AI Partnership for a Brighter ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges equitable development at Shanghai AI forum
A world AI body is established at the conference to promote global governance of the technology Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance
Chinese President Xi Jinping cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China's premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge U.S. influence over the ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai emerges as international research and development hub
Visitors try their hand at novel devices at the SMC Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center during a WAIC City Walk. CHINA DAILY . As the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) outline ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi promotes China’s commitment to AI access in speech at Shanghai conference
SHANGHAI, July 17 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of a "people-centred" approach to the development of AI technology in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of ... ( read original story ...)
2026 World AI Conference set to open in Shanghai
Staff members work at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 16, 2026. Shanghai is ushering in its major AI moment of the year with the forthcoming 2026 ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai agreement establishes World AI Cooperation Organization
Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement in Shanghai, China, to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Y ... ( read original story ...)