China advances technology cooperation across BRICS

From artificial intelligence (AI) and digital industries to smart manufacturing and talent development, China is turning its vision for technology cooperation with BRICS countries into concrete projects.

At Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward five proposals for deepening BRICS cooperation, covering areas including open and inclusive AI, digital industries, smart manufacturing and science and technology talent development.

In AI, a platform developed by China Mobile's Yunnan branch is exploring how AI services can be made more accessible across borders.

The "AI Caiyun Intelligent Agent Digital Intelligence Platform" won a bronze award at the AI selection competition of the 2026 BRICS Industrial Innovation Competition, held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province in April.

The platform integrates capabilities from major large language models, including Jiutian, DeepSeek, Doubao and Tongyi Qianwen.

It offers more than 20 AI functions, covering document writing, meeting minutes, AI-generated images and videos, and Yunnan dialect recognition.

Its self-developed Yunnan dialect recognition function has an accuracy rate of 90%.

The platform adopts an on-demand model, allowing users to select models and access specific AI capabilities as needed.

It aims to create a secure, efficient and inclusive cross-border AI service ecosystem for BRICS and BRICS Plus countries, while reducing the costs and technical barriers for businesses adopting AI.

By June, the platform had more than 500,000 users in Yunnan, covering nine sectors including government services, finance, healthcare and education.

China is also developing new channels for digital industry cooperation.

The Urumqi hub of the BRICS digital industry ecosystem cooperation network was launched in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in June.

It is the second such hub in China after Xiamen and is designed to strengthen digital cooperation with countries across Central Asia and Eurasia.

The hub aims to connect Chinese digital technology and industrial resources with overseas demand, exploring a model that combines research and development in eastern China, industrial integration in Xinjiang and digital services for markets to the west.