# China's new World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is President Xi's clearest play yet for a parallel AI order

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/chinas-new-world-artificial-intelligence-cooperation-organization-is-president-xis-clearest-play-yet-for-a-parallel-ai-order/>
> Published: 2026-07-18 10:46:04+00:00

At the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Xi Jinping announced 5,000 AI training slots for Global South countries and the launch of the "World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization." Cooperation centers with ASEAN, the African Union, BRICS, and other alliances are planned to follow. China is systematically building a parallel AI governance structure outside Western influence.

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