Continuing coverage of how artificial intelligence is deployed, applied and governed.
Cooperation will connect renewable energy planning, project preparation, competitive tendering and access to international finance through the SPONSOR platform. DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, October 16, 2026 — SPONSOR (SCOP) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to support bankable renewable energy projects.
China's Communist Party and State Council have jointly issued guidelines spelling out 19 measures across five priority areas to cultivate new quality productive forces, placing technological innovation at the center alongside a broader push on AI Plus and supporting policy.
From cartoon animals with strange faces to convincing fake scenes, huge volumes of AI-generated video are flooding social media, dubbed AI slop. Cheap and endless, it is raising worries about authenticity, quality and the space left for human creators.
From AI night schools to industry-tailored training, China is spreading AI skills to ordinary people so advanced technology can better serve the real economy. In 2025 its core AI industry reached about 1.2 trillion yuan.
By one view, the six-to-12-month gap with the US in large models has largely closed. Unlike the US focus on services, China's AI emphasizes deep integration with real industries, becoming a force that strengthens economic resilience from manufacturing to open-source models.
China's UN ambassador Fu Cong said the United Nations is a solid platform for cooperation on AI. With the World AI Cooperation Organization launched and signed by 29 countries, delegates debated innovation, regulation and the computing divide.
