A member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing attended the opening of the 2026 APEC Digital and Artificial Intelligence Ministers' Meeting in Chengdu on the 23rd and said China is willing to work with other economies to implement four global initiatives and deepen practical cooperation in digital and AI. He called for innovation-driven policies to accelerate AI R&D, industry development and application deployment across the Asia‑Pacific, and urged o

A member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing attended the opening of the 2026 APEC Digital and Artificial Intelligence Ministers' Meeting in Chengdu on the 23rd and said China is willing to work with other economies to implement four global initiatives and deepen practical cooperation in digital and AI. He called for innovation-driven policies to accelerate AI R&D, industry development and application deployment across the Asia‑Pacific, and urged open, cooperative measures — joint standards, consultative rules, industry collaboration and open-source technology cooperation — to promote regional digital growth.