( July 17, 2026, 09:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s Cyberspace Administration on Friday proposed a Global Cooperation Initiative on Mutual Trust, Connectivity and Interoperability for AI Agents at the main forum of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. The initiative calls for international cooperation on technical standards, interoperable infrastructure and cross-border data collaboration to support trusted AI-agent ecosystems while promoting responsible innovation, lifecycle safety governance and ethical safeguards. It also advocates broader participation by countries, companies, research institutions and open-source communities, support for developing economies through infrastructure and capacity building, and efforts to improve AI literacy to prevent a widening digital divide.Statement follows (in Chinese). ...
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