China’s World Internet Conference announced the 2026 Wuzhen Summit will take
place Nov 2–5 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The summit theme is “Open Source, Openness,
Co-construction and Sharing — Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future
in Cyberspace.” Delegates from governments, international organizations,
companies and academics will focus on open-source and open development of AI,
covering innovation, security governance, cultural exchange and international
cooperation, and will explore measures to promote technology openness,
collaborative innovation and shared outcomes amid rapid AI development.