China: Xi's speech at World AI Conference inspiring, exciting: Nobel laureate.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance was "inspiring and exciting", said Omar Yaghi, the 2025 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Yaghi, who attended the opening ceremony in Shanghai, shared his impressions in an interview with China Media Group (CMG), expressing strong support for Xi's emphasis on inclusiveness and openness in AI development. In his address, Xi highlighted the principle of openness and encouraged inclusiveness. He called on all parties to seize AI development opportunities by encouraging open source, openness, collaboration and sharing, as well as joint efforts to establish a just and equitable system for global AI governance. The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance opened in Shanghai on Friday under the theme of "AI Partnership for a Brighter Future", and will run through Monday. Shotlist: Shanghai, China - Recent: 1. Various of cityscape; sign reading "WAIC 2026"; Shanghai, China - July 17, 2026 2. Various of sign reading (Chinese/English): "2026 World AI Conference and High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance"; 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Omar Yaghi, 2025 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry: "Inspiring and exciting, and I was listening quite intently to what he has to say, and I was quite impressed with the detail of the speech and the plan. And I think the most inspiring thing for me is that he looks at AI and its development as a world [activity] to benefit the world, as a world activity, and that no one nation should have exclusive right over AI. And I like the openness, the open source. I think that's very helpful to a lot of scientists such as myself. And I hope more and more countries will follow suit. So I think it was a great speech, it was inspiring, and it's really good to be here and hear it firsthand."; Shanghai, China - July 17, 2026 4. Various of sign reading (Chinese/English): "2026 World AI Conference and High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance"; sign of "WAIC" on wall; Shanghai, China – Recent 5. Aerial shot of venue of 2026 World AI Conference; FILE: Shanghai, China – Date Unknown 6. Aerial shot of cityscape. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]