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China AI Regulation

China Weighs Export Controls on Its Own AI Models and Chip Designs, FT Reports

Beijing has consulted Alibaba, ByteDance and Zhipu on measures that would restrict foreign access to Chinese model weights and block overseas fabs from making chips designed in China.

Jul 21, 2026

China AI Regulation

Xi Jinping Opens WAIC in Shanghai as 29 Countries Sign On to a China-Led AI Body

In his first in-person address to the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, China's president called AI 'a symphony of global cooperation' — while a new Shanghai-headquartered World AI Cooperation Organization formalized with 29 signatories.

Jul 17, 2026