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New Action Plan details China’s Global South AI push

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What happened: On July 17, alongside the founding of the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), the NDRC published the eight-point Action Plan for AI Cooperation and Development.

The plan does not explicitly name WAICO, but it is unmistakably the new body's to-do list.

Some context: In our rea...