Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in the AI era

SM Sylvia Ma,Howard LiuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-17 · 07:25 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned against perpetuating "new historical injustices" in the age of AI. He advocated for increased support for the Global South and a more open, inclusive approach to AI development. Xi also emphasized the need for countries to enhance risk awareness and ensure AI remains "secure and controllable," while criticizing the growing securitization of the technology. His remarks followed an address by US President Donald Trump, who accused China of orchestrating a significant compromise of election data.

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Donald Trump delivered an attack against Beijing, accusing China of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history”.

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Xi urged countries to strengthen risk awareness and ensure that AI is “secure and controllable”.

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Xi called for greater support for the Global South and a more open, inclusive approach to AI development.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against creating “new historical injustices” in the era of artificial intelligence.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against creating “new historical injustices” in the era of Artificial Intelligence on Friday, calling for greater support for the Global South and a more open, inclusive approach to AI development.Addressing the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Xi’s speech came just moments after his US counterpart, Donald Trump, delivered an unprecedented attack against Beijing during a prime-time national broadcast, accusing China of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history”.Xi also urged countries to strengthen risk awareness and ensure that AI is “secure and controllable”, while taking aim at the growing securitisation of the technology, at the opening ceremony of China’s largest annual event for the AI industry.

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