China’s Xi says no country should dominate AI
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, poses for a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for international cooperation on artificial intelligence on July 17, saying no country should dominate its development and urging safeguards to keep the technology under human control.
“AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country but a symphony of international cooperation,” Xi told the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai.
He also criticized what he called the overuse of national security arguments in AI and efforts to place one country’s security above that of others.
