Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular briefing that the 2026
World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Global AI
Governance will be held July 17-20 in Shanghai under the theme Intelligent
Partners Co-creating the Future. President Xi will attend the opening and will
deliver a keynote laying out China’s policy positions and governance principles
on AI development. China has broadly invited government officials, industry,
academia and international organization leaders; the ministry said it expects
the event to serve as a platform to build trust, reach consensus and deepen
cooperation to promote healthy, safe and orderly AI development.