2026 World AI Conference concludes with fruitful outcomes

The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance concluded in Shanghai on Monday.

Themed "AI Partnership for a Brighter Future," the four-day event featured six sections: Conferences and Forums, Exhibitions and Showcases, Awards and Competitions, Application Experiences, Innovation Incubation, and Talent Attraction.

For the first time, the exhibition area exceeded 100,000 square meters, with over 1,100 enterprises participating. Exhibitors displayed 4,486 products and technologies, with 351 products making their global debuts.

The event received 177 important global purchasing delegations, with an estimated intended purchase worth about 20.36 billion yuan (about 3.01 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of about 25 percent.

2026 World AI Conference concludes with fruitful outcomes

2026 World AI Conference concludes with fruitful outcomes

2026 World AI Conference concludes with fruitful outcomes

2026 World AI Conference concludes with fruitful outcomes

The China Coast Guard (CCG) has urged the Philippines to immediately stop infringements, provocations and groundless hype after Philippine personnel from an illegally grounded vessel aggressively harassed a small CCG patrol boat near China's Ren'ai Jiao on Monday.

At around 9:00 a.m., two rubber boats from the grounded Philippine ship LT-57 rapidly approached the CCG patrol boat, which was conducting routine patrols, in a dangerous manner and rammed it, despite repeated clear warnings, according to a CCG statement.

The Philippine side also maliciously struck Chinese law enforcement officers with oars, poles and other tools during the incident, the CCG said.

In response, the CCG took measures including verbal warnings, vessel maneuvers and reciprocal countermeasures to stabilize the situation, exercising maximum restraint and acting in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

After the incident, the Philippine side distorted facts and made false accusations against China, which the CCG said was a blatant reversal of right and wrong.

The CCG stressed that it will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement operations in accordance with the law in the Nansha Qundao, including Ren'ai Jiao, and adjacent waters, and firmly safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

China urges Philippines to stop infringements, provocations, hype near Ren'ai Jiao