Xi Proposes Global AI Cooperation Organisation at APEC

Chinese president Xi Jinping called for a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization at the APEC summit, pitching global rules and cooperation to treat AI as a shared public good. Beijing pitched the proposal as complementary to multilateral trade talks and suggested Shanghai as a potential base. The proposal contrasts with U.S. resistance to multilateral AI regulation, setting up a geopolitical debate about governance. Observers say next steps will include membership discussions, scope definition and whether major tech exporters will sign up.