China’s Xi says AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country’

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for international cooperation in AI development during a conference in Shanghai. He emphasized that AI should not be dominated by a single country and warned against overstretching national security concepts.
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This reflects the ongoing geopolitical competition between the US and China over technological dominance and the governance of emerging AI systems.
The Chinese leader called for more international cooperation in developing the technology at a conference in Shanghai.
The report summarizes official statements from a Chinese leader while acknowledging the broader context of US-China tech tensions.
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