China bets on AI to promote President Xi Jinping's thinking

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XI JINPING. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a joint press statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

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The project, known as 'Xinhua Yudian,' or Xinhua lexicon, is 'an intelligent agent for learning, researching, and disseminating Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era'

BEIJING, China – Xinhuanet, owned by China’s official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest over 1.1 billion yuan ($162.38 million) on an “authoritative” AI agent to help promote President Xi Jinping’s thinking, Shanghai Stock Exchange filings showed.