On Sept. 1, 2026 in Beijing, Xiong Jijun, vice minister of the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology, met with Organisation for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director‑General Sabrina Dallafior to discuss
destruction of legacy chemical weapons, reform of industrial verification
mechanisms, application of emerging technologies including AI in compliance, and
international implementation cooperation. Xiong said China welcomes Dallafior’s
stated priorities—upholding the global prohibition regime, strengthening
compliance measures, closer engagement with states parties and the chemical
industry—and pledged to deepen cooperation with the OPCW and states parties,
advance industrial verification reform, strengthen governance of AI and other
emerging technologies, and contribute to efforts for a world free of chemical
weapons.
