CGTN: How China speeds up AI development, advances high-quality Global South cooperation
- Chinese President Xi Jinping visited an AI incubator and the New Development Bank in Shanghai on April 29, 2025, during an inspection tour.
- The visit followed a dedicated AI study session held four days earlier and aimed to boost Shanghai's AI industry cluster and global cooperation.
- The Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center hosts over 100 enterprises, offers 18 support policies, and launched an AI ecosystem platform called the 'AI supermarket' in February.
- Xi highlighted the swift advancement of AI and called on Shanghai to take a leading role in fostering AI development and establishing governance frameworks.
- Xi called on the New Development Bank to support high-quality, low-cost, and sustainable infrastructure financing for the Global South amid rising protectionism challenges.
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Xi visits Shanghai to personally oversee China's AI strategic development
Amid escalating US-China technology tensions, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central battleground for both nations. Chinese authorities have intensified their focus on the AI sector, with President Xi Jinping visiting Shanghai on April 29, 2025, to inspect innovations and developments in the large model industry, underscoring China's top-level strategic commitment to advancing AI technology breakthroughs.

CGTN: How China speeds up AI development, advances high-quality Global South cooperation
BEIJING, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CGTN published an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection tour in east China's Shanghai. Focusing on his visits to an AI incubator and the New Development Bank, the article stresses China's efforts in…
Xi inspects Shanghai large-model incubator, underscoring China's AI ambitions
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited an AI incubator in Shanghai, calling on the city to take the lead in AI development and governance. The inspection trip came four days after China's leadership convened a dedicated AI study session, where Xi called for gaining a head start in this strategic sector, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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