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Xi Proposes Global AI Governance Amid U.S. Absence

11/1/2025

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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to govern AI and make it a public good at the APEC leaders' meeting on November 1, 2025, in Gyeongju, South Korea.
  • The proposal comes as the United States rejects similar regulatory efforts, with U.S. President Donald Trump absent.
  • APEC members approved declarations on AI and aging populations.
  • China is set to host the 2026 summit in Shenzhen.