China speeds up building global AI cooperation group with Shanghai as HQ

China is speeding up the setup of a global AI cooperation organization, first proposed on July 26, 2025. The group aims to promote global AI governance and collaboration, with Shanghai as its planned headquarters.

This move supports multilateralism and shared global governance, and responds to calls from the Global South to bridge digital and AI gaps. At the 2025 World AI Conference, the "AI Global Governance Action Plan" was also released.