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China’s Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance: What is it?

AnnouncementPolicyJul 17, 2026

China announced WAICO, a coalition of 29 nations headquartered in Shanghai, to promote international cooperation and develop AI regulation across member countries. Xi Jinping urged countries to embrace open-source AI and oppose placing one country's security over others. Analysts say Beijing will likely use the alliance to shape AI policies at the UN, challenging US influence as Washington retreats from global norms-setting processes.

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