President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of an international conference on artificial intelligence in Shanghai and deliver a keynote speech.

The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held from July 17 to 20.

The theme of the conference is "Intelligent Partners, Co-create the Future".

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Xi "will systemically elaborate on China's policies, position, visions and propositions on AI development and governance" in his speech, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Noting that AI technological innovation is undergoing broad-based breakthroughs and demonstrating unprecedented dynamism, Lin said that such progress brings both opportunities and challenges to the international community, making AI governance a profound topic of our times.

"Through this conference, China looks forward to building a platform for various parties to enhance mutual trust, pool consensus, and deepen cooperation so as to promote the sound, safe and orderly development of AI, and make this conference a milestone in the history of AI development," the spokesman said.


Edited by Edmond Fong