In an interview with FT Chinese, Associate Professor Tianjiao JIANG of Fudan Development Institute noted that over the past year, countries and international organizations have engaged in extensive and diverse AI governance practices. In this context, there is growing expectation for the United Nations to play a central role in global AI governance. In 2024, the adoption of the first UN General Assembly resolution on AI, the resolution on Enhancing International Cooperation on AI Capacity Building proposed by China, and the Global Digital Compact at the UN Future Summit collectively signified important steps towards a universal approach in global AI governance. However, significant challenges remain in global AI co-governance, including the widening AI divide, fragmented governance structures, and divergent perceptions of security risks. The UN should serve as a key platform for developing balanced and inclusive governance mechanisms, acting as a hub to align outcomes from various initiatives, promote cooperation within the Global South and between the Global North and South, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and strengthen internal capacity-building. Demands from the Global South center on addressing the AI divide to secure equitable access to advanced technologies while preventing a loss of voice due to technological dependency. China has contributed by promoting relevant resolutions, releasing the Global AI Governance Action Plan and the International Open Source AI Cooperation Initiative  and proposing the establishment of a World AI Cooperation Organization. Advancing inclusive governance requires maintaining the UN's central role, ensuring multi-stakeholder participation, enhancing rule alignment, and strengthening collaboration with the Global South. Leveraging its interdisciplinary strengths, the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance of Fudan University has established a platform for global collaboration. Its report, Observation of New Trends in Global AI Governance: Starting from the Shanghai Declaration on Global AI Governance, released in September 2025, is based on interviews with experts from industries, universities and research institutions across more than ten countries worldwide. The report is able to inform policy-making, foster dialogue and cooperation on AI governance, and promote the safe, sustainable, and responsible development of AI technologies.

Translated by Yihan DONG

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