Top takeaways from Xi Jinping’s opening address at the World AI Conference in Shanghai
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a landmark speech at the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, delivering his first-ever keynote address at the country’s premier artificial intelligence event. Xi’s speech came just moments after his US counterpart, Donald Trump, delivered an unprecedented attack against Beijing during a prime-time national broadcast, accusing China of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history”. The dueling addresses are set to further fuel...
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Published: 17 July 2026
Source: SCMP Tech (HK/CN)
Category: News
Topics: Misinformation
Retrieved: 17 July 2026
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