29 Nations Join China-Led World AI Cooperation Organization

Twenty-nine nations formalized the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) on Thursday (July 16), according to Reuters , marking a significant step by Beijing to institutionalize its influence over the global digital economy and the rules governing emerging technologies. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi joined representatives from founding member states—including Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Indonesia and Laos—at a signing ceremony in Shanghai to ceme