Xi Promotes AI Cooperation at Shanghai Forum with Southeast Asian Leaders

From left: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Thail Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pose for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17. © Reuters

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July 17, 2026 12:15 PM JST

Chinese President Xi Jinping advocated for enhanced AI collaboration among developing nations to bridge the global technology divide, leveraging a major domestic technology forum to showcase Beijing’s international aspirations.

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