Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping adopted a 2027-30 trade and economic program on the fringes of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, or WAIC, in Shanghai, China, Akorda reported on July 16. Kazakh and Chinese entities also signed over 70 commercial deals worth over $15 billion, and Kazakhstan joined the China-led World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, or WAICO, as a founding member.