The plenary session of the second Senior Officials' Meetings, or SOM2, of APEC 2026 opens in Shanghai on Monday. [Photo by Luo Bin/Chinadaily.com.cn]
As the plenary session of the second Senior Officials' Meetings, or SOM2, of APEC 2026 opened in Shanghai on Monday, delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region are urging stronger collaboration on artificial intelligence, trade resilience, and multilateral cooperation in the face of global uncertainty.
The meetings, hosted by China, have drawn representatives from the 21 APEC member economies to address pressing regional and global challenges.
AI as a public good
Tan Khee Giap, a delegate from Singapore, proposed that China take a leading role in democratizing access to artificial intelligence technology.
