A launch ceremony for three major AI projects was held in Shanghai on Saturday to further promote China's solutions for global artificial intelligence development and to drive greater adoption within China.
The three projects are initiated by China Media Group (CMG), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
The first of the three projects is an AI platform, named "Global Wisdom Platform”, designed to leverage China's "AI+" initiative as a driving force, combining the NDRC's strengths in scenario development and international cooperation with CMG's global reach and influence. The platform aims to present China's solutions to global AI advancement.
The second project is the "AI Corpus and Scenario Cooperation List" jointly released by CMG and the Shanghai municipal government. CMG will collaborate with China UnionPay, the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Shanghai Innovation Institute, and other relevant institutions to explore AI applications in real-world scenarios, including global emergency information sharing, risk assessment for Chinese businesses' global expansion, and brand building for Chinese manufacturing.
And the third project, "2026 China AI Gala," will feature an innovative blend of human-robot collaborative performances, Turing tests, digital human presentations, and other diverse formats. It will showcase pioneering achievements in embodied AI, large models, AI infrastructure, and scientific intelligence.
The gala aims to transform the practice of Chinese modernization and Chinese cultural heritage into an audio-visual masterpiece that is perceptible, emotionally resonant, and widely shareable.
The gala will soon be broadcast on CMG's CCTV-1 comprehensive channel and the Yangshipin new media platform.
China launches major projects to promote Chinese solutions for AI's global advancement
China launches major projects to promote Chinese solutions for AI's global advancement
The newly upgraded Huanggang Port connecting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland recorded more than 3.44 million inbound and outbound passenger trips in its first month of operation, averaging 114,000 per day -- a 120 percent year-on-year increase, as Shenzhen prepares for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week.
With the event approaching, all 25 APEC-dedicated channels across Shenzhen's ports in south China have been opened to facilitate the entry of participants and media from APEC member economies.
The upgraded Huanggang Port is operating smoothly, with its single-day passenger flow recently hitting the highest level since 2019.
At Huanggang Port, travelers now only need to queue once and present their documents once to complete immigration procedures for both sides.
"Usually it takes about one minute to go through customs on both sides. My fastest time was 36 seconds," said a passenger from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Huanggang Port is the only 24-hour land passenger port between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Since November, Shenzhen's ports have opened a total of 25 APEC-dedicated inspection channels. Among them, the Huanggang Border Inspection Station has processed 14,000 trips of foreign nationals from APEC economies, a month-on-month increase of 102 percent. "Facing the continuous high passenger flow, the Huanggang Border Inspection Station has strengthened early warning and analysis, continuously enhanced communication and coordination with the Hong Kong side, cross-border operating units, and foreign affairs departments, and reinforced our multilingual service team to ensure efficient and smooth customs clearance," said Yang Huan, staff member at the Huanggang Border Inspection Station.
As China's largest single port building and the world's largest land port complex, the facility covers a total floor area of 689,700 square meters, featuring four underground and five above-ground floors.
The original Huanggang Port, which opened in 1989, was China's first large-scale land port with 24-hour clearance. Reconstruction on the original site began in 2019 to meet the surging demand for cross-border passage.
Upgraded Huanggang Port handles over 3.44 million passenger trips in first month
