The 2026 World AI Summit and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech.
Currently, AI technology is developing rapidly, which has greatly changed people’s production and lifestyle, and created a new global industrial model. Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that artificial intelligence can be an international public good that benefits mankind. China is willing to share the benefits of artificial intelligence development with all parties.
“Artificial intelligence is of great importance for future development. We should make artificial intelligence benefit people in all countries and regions. We must focus on the well-being of all mankind and promote the smooth development of artificial intelligence in a direction that is beneficial, safe and fair.” This was the recommendation of Xi Jinping at the second phase of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on November 1, 2025.
China adheres to innovation-driven development, seizes the opportunities of the technological revolution, and achieves a strong increase in the combined strength of artificial intelligence. Data show that China accounts for 60% of the world’s artificial intelligence patents, and the number of artificial intelligence users who can create new content has exceeded 500 million. At the same time, China has established a national AI industry investment fund with a total size of 60 billion yuan, set up measures to manage AI technology services in accordance with the code of conduct, and established the China-BRICS AI Development and Cooperation Center to continuously improve the industrial ecosystem.
Xi Jinping said at the second phase of the summit The 19th G20 in November 2024 said that “international governance and cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence should be enhanced to ensure that artificial intelligence is used in a fair way and benefits all of humanity, and to prevent it from becoming a “game of the developed and the rich.”
China is accelerating the innovation of theories, systems and practices in artificial intelligence governance, and has put forward a governance plan that meets the common interests of countries. It will help build a fair, reasonable, inclusive and shared global artificial intelligence governance system, and oppose the formation of “small circles” that create confrontations among groups, so as to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
International figures believe that China will continue to provide a strong driving force for promoting the development of artificial intelligence in a righteous and mutually beneficial way, and help countries in the global South strengthen their capacity-building.
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