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Chinese vice premier set to attend Paris AI summit
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Posted on February 7, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
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Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing attends Paris AI Summit to discuss AI safety and global cooperation, with nearly 100 nations participating.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing will visit France from Sunday until February 12 as President Xi Jinping's special representative at the AI Action Summit, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
Representatives of nearly 100 nations are gathering at the event to discuss the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI).
"China looks forward to strengthening communication and exchanges with all parties," Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesperson, told a regular briefing.
He added that China stood ready to build consensus on cooperation and promote implementation of the United Nations Global Digital Compact by attending the summit.
Vice President JD Vance is leading the U.S. contingent to the meeting and Reuters reported on Thursday the delegation would not include technical staff from the AI Safety Institute.
(Reporting by Laurie Chen; Writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Clarence Fernandez)
The main topic is the attendance of Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing at the Paris AI Summit to discuss AI safety and cooperation.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing is representing China at the summit as President Xi Jinping's special representative.
The summit aims to discuss the safe development of artificial intelligence and promote global cooperation.
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