China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access

NPR Technology Friday 17 July 2026, 07:17 UTC By The Associated Press 1 min read

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American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two biggest economies.(Image credit: Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the dual nature of artificial intelligence’s opportunities and challenges, calling for a principle of “openness” and regulations to keep the technology “secure and controllable” in a speech at the country’s flagship annual AI conference. Xi’s first speech to the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai showed AI is a national strategic priority as China seeks to build greater technological self-reliance amid its tech rivalry with the United States.

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China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access

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