China positions AI weather-warning system MAZU as a public good for the Global South, targeting 30 countries in five years

China positions MAZU weather-AI system as public good for 30 Global South nations.

China used the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to reframe its AI-driven weather early-warning system, MAZU, from a domestic meteorological tool into an exportable public good aimed at developing countries.