Professor Chen Zhimin, Executive Director of CGAIG and Vice President of Fudan University, was invited to attend the third convening in the United Nations Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence and Human Developmentwas held in Xi’an.

In this episode of SinoAI Insights, we take the outcomes unveiled at the Shanghai summit as our point of departure to examine China’s approach to global AI governance, assess WAICO’s institutional positioning and global role, and explore pathways for global AI safety governance and workable options for multilateral cooperation amid intensifying strategic competition among major powers.

On July 17, the forum “Global AI Governance and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Responses” of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) was held at the Shanghai Expo Centre.

The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. /VCGEditors note: Professor Chen Zhimin is vice president of Fudan University, Shanghai, and executive director of the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance (CGAIG). Officially launched at the opening ceremony of the 2025 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, the CGAIG serves as an international platform dedicated to research, dialogue

On July 5, 2026, local time, the Global Network of Centers for Exchange and Cooperation on AI Capacity Building (AICDN), established under the support from the United Nations - was formally launched at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

On June 11, an academic salon on “AI Safety and Youth Protection” was held at Modelers Space in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. The event brought together policymakers, educators, researchers, and industry representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence presents for youth development, digital literacy, and online safety.

On June 6, 2026, the Fifth Tongji University Academic Symposium on “Artificial Intelligence and Law” was held at Tongji University’s Siping Road Campus.

From 8 to 10 June 2026, Jiang Tianjiao, a researcher at the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance (CGAIG), visited Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in a new round of the Expert Group Workshop on Emerging Technologies and Strategic Stability hosted by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) at the Palais des Nations, where he delivered a presentation.The Expert Group brought together scientific and technological experts, as well as legal and policy specialists, from