{"slug": "china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer", "title": "China built an AI empire for the global south. Trump just made a better offer", "summary": "China established the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization on July 16, with 29 countries signing an agreement in Shanghai, excluding the United States. In response, the Trump administration helped broker a Group of 20 consensus statement on emerging technologies on Sept. 2, covering pro-innovation policy, workforce development, intellectual property, standards, and investment in AI supply chains.", "body_md": "China put “[World](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/section/world)” in the name of its new [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) organization. It left out the United States. On July 16, 29 countries signed an agreement in Shanghai establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, with its headquarters in [China](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/china/).\n\nLess than seven weeks later, President [Donald Trump’s](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump) administration supplied the beginnings of an answer. On Sept. 2, innovation ministers from the Group of 20 — including representatives from China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Britain, and other major economies — issued a consensus statement on emerging technologies. They agreed on pro-innovation policy, workforce development, intellectual property, standards, and investment in the industrial supply chains that make AI possible.\n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n[Click here to login/register your account](/print-subscription-check)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4717117/trump-china-waico-ai-strategy/", "published_at": "2026-09-09 12:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 12:43:45.058023+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization", "China", "United States", "Donald Trump", "Group of 20"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-built-an-ai-empire-for-the-global-south-trump-just-made-a-better-offer.jsonld"}}