Published: 17:36, September 10, 2026
China says exclusive groupings hurt tech development
By Zhou Jin
Humanoid robots demonstrate picking and sorting abilities during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, East China, July 19, 2026. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Establishing exclusive groupings or engaging in geopolitical calculations are not conducive to technological development and progress of the Global South, which includes Latin American and Caribbean nations, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

It is reported that in a recent media briefing, the United States embassy in Panama introduced a pilot AI supply chain credentialing and provenance platform in the country and said that the project was under evaluation.

Some media commented that the project in essence serves the US' control of tech industrial supply chains and tech blockade of China.

The development of AI bears on the common welfare of humanity, spokesperson for the ministry Guo Jiakun said, adding that all parties should jointly promote the open and inclusive development of AI for good and for all.

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China is ready to work with LAC countries and other parties to jointly build a just and equitable global AI governance system and develop AI that benefits people in all countries, he said.