China’s five-year plan positions AI as an economic cornerstone

While the world’s focus is on the killing fields in Iran and Lebanon, two major, peaceful geopolitical developments have occurred in New Delhi and Beijing. 

On February 19-21 the Indian government hosted the fifth major summit on AI. Previous ones were hosted by the UK government in November 2023 focusing on AI safety, in Seoul in May 2024, where innovation was added to the theme of AI safety, and in Paris in February 2025, which centred AI action. 

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