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Coverage dated July 17, 2026

Global Times: China sends fresh signal on global AI cooperation at WAIC

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BEIJING, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World…

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Xi Jinping calls for international cooperation in AI development (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Xi Jinping marked his first in-person attendance at the World ​Artificial ‌Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where Xi shared China's vision of AI diplomacy to challenge US dominance in the sector.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Xi Jinping calls for international cooperation in AI development at WAIC in Shanghai (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Xi Jinping marked his first in-person attendance at the World ​Artificial ‌Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where Xi shared China's vision of AI diplomacy to challenge US dominance in the sector.

  3. Quartz

    Xi Jinping used China's biggest AI conference to challenge U.S. dominance of the sector (opens Quartz)

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    Speaking in Shanghai, Xi announced training programs for developing nations and called the newly formed WAICO a milestone for global AI governance

  4. Al Jazeera

    China’s Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance: What is it? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Beijing is likely to use the WAICO alliance to influence global AI regulations, analysts say.

  5. Breitbart News

    Dictator Xi Jinping Touts China as Global Leader of Artificial Intelligence (opens Breitbart News)

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    In his address to the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Friday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping touted his authoritarian country as the global leader of the A.I. revolution, challenging the U.S.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Global Times: China sends fresh signal on global AI cooperation at WAIC (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    BEIJING, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World…

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