SCO members pledge to accelerate cooperation on AI technology application

The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have pledged to accelerate their cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) technology as they recently unveiled a plan on building an AI application center at the 2025 China-SCO AI cooperation forum in north China's Tianjin Municipality.

The China-SCO Member States AI Application Cooperation Center Construction Plan also made proposals on talent cultivation, enhanced industrial cooperation, and improved cooperation on the provision of open-source services.

Themed "Intelligence Converges in China, Wisdom Benefits SCO", the forum, which was held on Thursday in Tianjin, aimed at boosting practical AI development and governance cooperation between China and the SCO member states. "Perhaps very soon, high technology and artificial intelligence will be applied in all fields of our life. So, it is no surprise that we attach great importance to this," said Oleg Kopylov, SCO deputy secretary general.

"Under China’s vision, we can do joint efforts on research and development when it comes to AI. For example, on synthetic data, how to generate synthetic data, how to apply synthetic data, and how can AI models be optimized by including synthetic data. So, there's much more room to grow together," said Azizjon Azimi, chair of the Artificial Intelligence Council of Tajikistan's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies.

"China has the most patents in the world of artificial intelligence. That goes a long way to show. The AI applications of next year, two years, three years from now are actually being done in China today. And we hope that what we're doing on synthetic data, on generative AI models using synthesis algorithms could be further expanded upon together with our counterparties in China," Azimi said.

In the exhibition area of the forum, many Chinese technology companies, including the intelligent speech giant iFLYTEK, showcased their new products to seek opportunities for cooperation.

"Through the iFlytek open platform, we provide various application scenarios for development partners in the industry, covering the areas of enterprise informatization, education, medical care, media and many others. Many partners have created a variety of applications based on our iFLYTEK SPARK Large Model," said Jiang Tao, senior vice president of iFLYTEK Group.

Many participants of the forum said the AI cooperation among the SCO member states will benefit the life for all.

"When I walk around, I see lots of developments and new technologies implemented in the day-to-day life of people, which is really, really impressive. I think AI and technology basically illustrate the implementation by making people's life easier, smooth and convenient," said Grigory Borisenko, deputy minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia.

SCO members pledge to accelerate cooperation on AI technology application

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that one of the top priorities at present is to contain the spread of the conflict and prevent further involvement of other countries.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, at the latter's request.

Wang elaborated on China's position, saying that the current situation in the Middle East is still deteriorating, with the conflict continuing to spread. This has not only undermined the stability of global energy supply but also led to a severe humanitarian crisis.

Resorting to force will not solve the problem, and an unjust war should not be allowed to continue, he said.

In the face of the critical situation, China and France, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, should strengthen strategic communication and coordination, firmly uphold the UN Charter and international law, and prevent the world from regressing to the "law of the jungle," Wang said.

He added that the other two top priorities are for the international community to speak with one voice in calling for an immediate ceasefire and to intensify efforts to advance peace talks, and for the United Nations and the UN Security Council to play their due role in facilitating the early restoration of peace and stability in the region.

Despite the difficulties, dialogue and negotiation remain the right path out of the crisis, Wang said, adding that China and France should work together toward this end.

For his part, Bonne shared his perspectives on the current situation in the Middle East, including developments in Iran and Lebanon.

He said that France and China, as major countries, both support the United Nations, abide by international law, and advocate resolving differences through dialogue.

He said that the two countries should work together to explore solutions and contribute to easing tensions and resuming negotiations.

France is willing to enhance communication and cooperation with China to push for the early achievement of peace and stability in the Middle East, he added.

China's top diplomat urges efforts to prevent escalation in Mideast conflict