Artificial intelligence
Xi dabbles in 'AI diplomacy' at Shanghai forum with Thai, Cambodian PMs
Domestic advances span AI smartphones, chips and supercomputing systems
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
CK TAN
July 17, 2026 12:15 JST
Updated on July 17, 2026 20:42 JST
TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for greater cooperation on artificial intelligence among developing countries to close the international technology gap, as Beijing used a major domestic tech event to project its ambitions to a global audience.