At an Aug. 19 briefing, asked about a U.S. push to recruit signatories to a Joint Declaration on AI partnership, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said China opposes forcing countries to choose sides or forming camps on AI. He said states may select partners based on national conditions, urged abandoning zero-sum thinking, called for respect for digital sovereignty, and advocated jointly building a fair, reasonable global AI governance framework to make AI a driver of shared prosperity and com

At an Aug. 19 briefing, asked about a U.S. push to recruit signatories to a Joint Declaration on AI partnership, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said China opposes forcing countries to choose sides or forming camps on AI. He said states may select partners based on national conditions, urged abandoning zero-sum thinking, called for respect for digital sovereignty, and advocated jointly building a fair, reasonable global AI governance framework to make AI a driver of shared prosperity and common security.