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 organ

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.