AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoAI Governance & Diplomacy: Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an independent intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai, with UN chief Antonio Guterres attending; Global South Partnerships: Pakistan joined WAICO as a founding member and reaffirmed CPEC 2.0 and AI cooperation with China’s FM Wang Yi during WAIC sidelines, while Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul also arrived for the conference; Tech Policy: China’s first AI companion rules took effect, pushing major platforms to disable persona features as regulators target emotional dependency and child-safety risks; Economy & Industry: China’s H1 GDP grew 4.7%, with momentum tied to AI, chips and energy, while industrial robot exports rose 18.6% in H1 to 6.29 billion yuan; Arts & Entertainment: Stephen Chow’s sequel “Kung Fu Soccer” surged in China’s summer box office, and China’s World Cup theater screenings brought big-screen football to multiple cities; Culture & Sports: A “Yoga Village” in Hebei turned elders’ daily cross-legged practice into a fitness challenge, and Canada’s sitting volleyball women face China for a Paralympic berth after a semifinal loss to the US.
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