China's Xi urges AI cooperation, rejects ‘Chilly Struggle mentality’ at SCO summit

[ad_1] Chinese language President Xi Jinping delivers his opening remarks on the Shanghai Cooperation Group Summit in Tianjin on Sept. 1, 2025.

Evelyn Cheng

TIANJIN, China — Chinese language President Xi Jinping on Monday urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Group to strengthen synthetic intelligence cooperation, whereas rejecting what he known as a "Chilly Struggle mentality."

Xi was talking on the largest-ever summit of the SCO to this point, with greater than 20 overseas leaders gathered in Tianjin, together with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The assembly comes as China seeks to forged itself as a world peacemaker, in opposition to a backdrop of persistent commerce tensions with the USA, Russia's battle in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas battle.

Xi stated China has invested $84 billion in different SCO nations and pledged help for 10,000 college students to affix Beijing's "Luban" vocational schooling program. He added that the SCO gathering presents a chance to chart a brand new section of high-quality growth and cooperation.

Forward of his remarks, Xi briefly gathered with Modi and Putin throughout a photograph session with all SCO members.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (entrance L) speaks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and China's President Xi Jinping through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025.

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Xi is anticipated to satisfy with Putin this week, with the Russian chief scheduled to remain in China for a army parade in Beijing to commemorate 80 years for the reason that finish of World Struggle II.

Over the weekend, Xi met with at the very least 10 visiting leaders, together with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet. On Saturday, he met Modi, with either side affirming the significance of being companions, not rivals, based on official readouts.

"A steady relationship and cooperation between India and China and their 2.8 billion peoples on the premise of mutual respect, mutual curiosity and mutual sensitivity are essential for the expansion and growth of the 2 nations," India's Ministry of International Affairs stated in a press release following the assembly.

International peacemaker? Whereas it stays unclear if the SCO summit will pave the best way for any breakthroughs in easing tensions, analysts stated that China's détente with India may assist strengthen Beijing's affect.

"The development of relations with India is an enormous deal. It permits India to entry extremely crucial mental property that it wants whether it is to industrialize and increase manufacturing," Marko Papic, chief strategist, GeoMacro Technique BCA Entry, stated in an e mail.

"However, over the long run, the U.S. is dropping the propaganda battle to color China because the trouble-maker-in-chief. And that solely additional ossifies multipolarity," he stated.

China has taken some "initiative" for financial collaboration in addition to peace, stated Henry Huiyao Wang, founder and president of the Beijing-based assume tank Heart for China and Globalization. He additionally pointed to efforts by China and India to rebuild ties and stated he hoped India and Pakistan would do the identical.

"[U.S.] President Trump is making an attempt to make numerous peace, however I believe with the assistance of China, we may do the identical too," Wang stated Monday on CNBC's "The China Connection."

"China may benefit from its good relations with Russia to assist [broker] the deal for the Russian battle in Ukraine," Wang stated, including that the SCO, or members like China and India, may act as a guarantor for safety.

The SCO summit may result in China constructing higher relations with a slew of nations, Papic stated.

The summit is anticipated to launch a joint assertion on the conclusion of the two-day assembly Monday. China's high diplomat Wang Yi is scheduled to carry a press convention Monday night native time.