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China Launches Global AI Alliance Amidst Tech Race
China has launched a new global Artificial Intelligence (AI) alliance, with President Xi Jinping calling for international cooperation in AI development. The World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026 opened with a focus on humanoid robots. Chinese companies are also advancing their AI models, with Alibaba launching Qwen 3.8 and Moonshot's Kimi K3 seeing high demand. Apple Intelligence has reportedly received approval in China, with Alibaba's Qwen powering some features.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 3 · Centre 6 · Right 6 n = 15
- Left (3): National Herald, Scroll.in, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (6 votes, 7 outlets): Deccan Chronicle, Mint, NDTV, Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), Telangana Today, The Indian Express
- Right (6): Aaj Tak, Firstpost, Republic World, Swarajya, TFIPOST, The Pioneer
- International (7): Al Jazeera English, Associated Press, BBC News, Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle, France 24, Reuters