President Xi Jinping met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Huanqiu reported. The meeting came on the occasion of the high-level global AI governance meeting held in Shanghai.

The two sides reportedly exchanged views across international affairs. In particular, setting international norms for rapidly advancing AI, and the need for cooperation on global challenges such as climate and development, were on the table.

The UN has cast itself as a hub for multilateral coordination in AI governance. Underlying this is the view that international organizations play a vital role in setting common principles for the world beyond the interests of individual states or firms.

The meeting, tied to the large international event in Shanghai, was recorded as a scene of multilateral diplomacy. The more great-power competition stands out, the more keeping channels of dialogue open carries meaning in itself.

Sinophone Bridge Times focuses not on one camp's position but on the flow of continued dialogue between international organizations and states. On border-crossing problems like technology and climate, preserving a framework for cooperation matters all the more.