World Insight with Tian Wei

Starting on August 2, the European Commission's AI office extended the scope of the Artificial Intelligence Act, and new transparency rules came into force. Interactive AI systems such as chatbots must now clearly inform users they are not human. AI generated or manipulated content also must carry machine readable markings. These obligations mark a significant step in the phased rollout of the EU's AI Act, but its implications stretch far beyond Europe. How will these rules and related rules meanwhile reshape the trajectory of AI development? What does it mean? For the future of global AI governance, this is a topic beyond Europe.

The latest number: China's GDP grew by 4.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026. The latest meeting: the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting. It noted that since the beginning of this year, China's economy has shown a trend characterized by new growth drivers and improving economic structure. The meeting called for efforts to advance the planning and development of six major infrastructure networks, strengthen long-term and stable support for basic research, implement the AI Plus Initiative, foster new forms of the smart economy, and improve the governance system for artificial intelligence. Where is the Chinese economy exactly headed?

AI startup Kimi released its K3 model on Tuesday Beijing time, with third-party evaluations showing performance comparable to Claude 5 at a fraction of the cost per task. The rise of capable and affordable Chinese AI models is fueling global debates over technology competition and regulation. In the US, companies including Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI, along with more than 30 signatories, are urging policymakers to support open-weight models and avoid conflating legitimate techniques like distillation with unlawful extraction. Where is the debate heading, and what could it mean for future AI development and China-US AI dialogue?

Chinese mathematicians Deng Yu and Wang Hong were awarded the Fields Medals at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians on Thursday. Shing-Tung Yau, a renowned mathematician and a professor at Tsinghua University, sent his congratulations. We earlier interviewed Professor Yau, who has long championed the cultivation of young talent and the pursuit of scientific rigor and originality.