Large and small tech companies to meet in Shanghai this weekend to demonstrate the artificial intelligence innovations and help the Chinese booming AI industry survive sanctions imposed by the US.

Chinese firms such as heavyweight Huawei, Alibaba and other ambitious start-ups will dominate the two-day World AI Conference in Shanghai, though Western names such as Tesla, Alphabet and Amazon will feature.

Li Qiang, the Chinese premier will also deliver the opening address of the conference as the leaders of the second largest economy in the world understand the significance of this sector.

The Chinese state has turned AI and self-sufficiency in other high-tech industries into one of the foundations of its national development strategy, claiming that it will transform China into the planetary leader in AI by 2030.

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These aspirations have set China and the US into a clash as the two giants struggle to dominate technological dominance.

President Donald Trump's administration has imposed export restrictions on advanced technology to China, including AI chips and chip making equipment, citing concerns that it could enhance Beijing's military capabilities. Still, China has continued making AI breakthroughs that have drawn close scrutiny from US officials.

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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unsettled the global AI industry this year with a low-cost model that rivals the performance of leading US systems from companies like Open AI - but was developed at a fraction of the cost.

Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip titan Nvidia, described AI models from Chinese firms DeepSeek, Alibaba and Tencent as "world class" during a visit to Beijing this month.

Organizers say more than 800 companies will take part in this year's AI forum, to have over 3,000 high-tech products, 40 large language models, 50 AI-enabled devices, and 60 intelligent robots.

Moreover to the industry behemoths, the show will feature startups such as humanoid robot maker Unitree.