China releases AI action plan days after the U.S. as global tech race heats up

At WAIC 2025, Beijing dropped a sweeping 13-point roadmap to shape how the world builds and governs AI.

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- Calls for a UN-backed global AI governance body — likely based in Shanghai

- Open-source tools, shared infrastructure, and training for the Global South

- Education, joint labs, and dataset access for developing nations

- Ethics-focused: safety, transparency, bias control, and green computing

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This isn’t just diplomacy — it’s China’s bid to lead the future of AI, on its own terms.