China International Intelligent Communication Forum 2025 was held in Wuxi City of east China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday, showcasing the latest practices and achievements in AI-empowered cultural and tourism experiences, urban development, and film and television production.
Jointly hosted by China Media Group and the Jiangsu Provincial Government, the forum brought together leaders from international organizations, media representatives, and industry experts, engaging in discussions on new opportunities and win-win cooperation in the AI era.
At the opening ceremony, the 2025 China Cities International Intelligent Communication Capacity Ranking was released, offering an assessment of the intelligent communication capacity building.
"Display technology is indispensable to communication technology. The human-machine interface, or information display, is constantly evolving, enabling it to better align and integrate with the AI era. In the future, distributed sensing systems will capture every consumer's needs and, through algorithms, deliver the content of interest to each consumer," said Huang Wei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
A series of events, including a roundtable dialogue and several sub-forums, explored AI applications and their role in shaping urban image. Participants also highlighted AI's transformative impact on film and television production.
"The movies, TV series, and documentaries are all art forms that create dreams. The involvement of AI will make these dreams increasingly rich and spectacular," said Zhu Yiran, director of China's first 8K space-filmed documentary "Shenzhou-13".
Int'l Intelligent Communication Forum explores AI-era media content development
Int'l Intelligent Communication Forum explores AI-era media content development
The restricted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has triggered significant disruptions across the international shipping sector, driving up shipping costs and legal pressures related to shipping.
Iran has restricted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital strategic waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, as part of its response to U.S. and Israeli military attacks that started on Feb 28.
The partial blockade of this vital global energy route has not only impacted global energy supplies but also caused a ripple effect on energy trading, shipping operations, and the insurance market.
Wai Yue Loh, partner of DAC Beachcroft, and a specialist in shipping, trade, commodities and insurance law said he has been dealing with questions from shipping clients after the conflict in Iran broke out.
He said the commodities traders bear the brunt of Strait of Hormuz crisis and explained the interconnected vulnerabilities across the three industries most affected.
"It's easy to forget that the first industry directly affected would be the commodities traders who are buying and reselling crude oil coming out from the Middle East. Crude oil cargoes from this region account for about 25 percent or more of the world's crude oil supplies. The second industry affected would be the shipowners or the ship operators whose ships are chartered by these commodities traders, in simple terms hired by these commodity traders, to carry these cargoes from the Persian Gulf to refineries around the world for refining. These refined products are then on-sold to other buyers worldwide. The third would be the insurance industry that provides, amongst other things, war risk cover for ships that are trading globally," he said.
With the rising risks of war, shipping companies face not only security challenges but also complex legal issues such as rising insurance costs, increased uncertainty in contract performance, and the apportionment of liability, he added.
Hormuz Strait crisis delivers severe blow to global shipping industry
