Kazakh president lauds impeccable organization of 2026 World AI Conference

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Kazakh president lauds impeccable organization of 2026 World AI Conference

2026-07-17 15:02 Last Updated At：17:17

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday praised the impeccable organization of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, the Chinese financial hub he hailed for playing multiple key roles in the world.

Tokayev was addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.

Following Xi's speech, Tokayev and several other world leaders also addressed the event.

"First of all, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to His Honorable Mr. Xi Jinping, president of the People's Republic of China, for the impeccable organization of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Today, we gather in Shanghai, this glorious 'Pearl of the Orient'. Over the course of a century of development, this city has consistently played an important role in connecting the world, bringing civilizations together, and pooling wisdom," the Kazakh president said in his speech, using the famous nickname for the Chinese metropolis.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also addressed the ceremony, respectively.

The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance is being held from Friday to next Monday, bringing together official representatives, business leaders, scholars and researchers from more than 100 countries and international organizations.

China unveils first integrated space-air-ground smart product matrix

China's first integrated space-air-ground smart product matrix was unveiled at the 2026 Aerospace Information Conference in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday.

The product matrix, developed by Geovis -- a listed Chinese technology innovation company focused on geospatial big data processing and application, covers three major areas: smart Earth, low-altitude economy and commercial aerospace, and can be applied in various scenarios, according to a report on the disclosure of the product matrix.

Specifically, the smart Earth product line provides a spatiotemporal intelligence platform supporting applications in commercial aerospace, the low-altitude economy, territorial planning, underground and deep-sea exploration, and precision meteorological services.

The low-altitude industrial chain products focus on low-altitude safety and economy, covering logistics, government inspection, emergency rescue and urban airspace management, according to the report.

The commercial aerospace product line supports the manufacturing and safe operation of satellite constellations, offering comprehensive technical support for large-scale, intelligent development of the aerospace industry.