Shanghai, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of cityscape; sign reading "WAIC 2026"

Shanghai, China - July 17-18, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yao Xu, Secretary-General, Center for Global AI Innovation Governance, Fudan Development Institute (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"To some extent, an open-source ecosystem is one where everyone can co-build and co-share. Its underlying logic is to enable collaboration and broad participation. The key is to ensure that the vast majority of developing countries, the Global South countries, can access AI, use it effectively, and have the basic right to development. That is the core essence we should focus on now."

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Shanghai, China - July 17, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of sign reading "2026 World AI Conference and High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance"
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4. Various of screen showing AI information, attendees
5. Screen showing introduction of Fenghe large language model

Shanghai, China - July 17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of exhibitors, visitors, AI products on display

Shanghai, China - July 16, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ali Al Shidhani, Undersecretary, Omani Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (starting with shot 6):
"I think every country can make a particular contribution. There are opportunities for joint projects between China and other nations as well. We have to work collaboratively, or countries to work together to improve and develop AI governance."

FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Animations of AI technology

China has positioned itself to play a greater role in promoting international cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), particularly by encouraging Global South participation and strengthening global AI governance, according to experts and international officials.

China is a global leader in AI development. In 2025, its core AI industries were worth over 1.2 trillion yuan (about 176.6 billion U.S. dollars), while the number of AI enterprises nationwide exceeded 6,200.

The country's open-source large AI models have been downloaded more than 10 billion times in total, continuing to create new and broader opportunities for global cooperation in AI innovation.

On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts to build a just and equitable system for global AI governance, while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai.

To further advance global AI capacity building, China will provide developing countries with 5,000 opportunities in AI training and seminar programs in the next five years, Xi pledged.

Conference attendees warmly welcomed the commitment, with Chinese experts expressing certainty that foundations are in place for productive cooperation.

"To some extent, an open-source ecosystem is one where everyone can co-build and co-share. Its underlying logic is to enable collaboration and broad participation. The key is to ensure that the vast majority of developing countries, the Global South countries, can access AI, use it effectively, and have the basic right to development. That is the core essence we should focus on now," said Yao Xu, Secretary-General of the Center for Global AI Innovation Governance under Fudan Development Institute.

Officials from developing countries also met the prospect of joint AI development with optimism.

"I think every country can make a particular contribution. There are opportunities for joint projects between China and other nations as well. We have to work collaboratively, or countries to work together to improve and develop AI governance," said Ali Al Shidhani, Undersecretary of Omani Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.