On the morning of July 17, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Shanghai World Conference Room and delivered a keynote speech. On the banks of the Huangpu River, the tide is inspiring Xinlan. Guests gathered in the World Conference Room. Xi Jinping took a group photo with heads of state, heads of government, heads of international organizations, and heads of national delegations attending the conference. Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech entitled “Jointly Building a Fair and Reasonable Global Artificial Intelligence Governance System”. Xi Jinping pointed out that at present, 100 years of changes in the world are accelerating, breakthroughs are being accelerated in a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and global artificial intelligence technology innovation has entered an unprecedented period of activity, which not only contains huge opportunities, but also faces governance challenges. Humans have to face up to the question of the times: when machines start thinking, how can humans deal with them? When algorithms participate in decision-making, how can security be guaranteed? When technology challenges ethics, how can governance keep up? As the divide continues to widen, how can inclusiveness be achieved? China believes that all countries should uphold the concept of putting people first and moving towards good, make artificial intelligence an important driving force for promoting common prosperity and maintaining common security, and work together to establish a fair and reasonable global artificial intelligence governance system. Xi Jinping put forward 4 opinions on this: First, insist on openness and win-win results to drive innovation and development. Seize rare historic opportunities, encourage open source openness, cooperation and sharing, comprehensively promote artificial intelligence technological innovation, industrial development, and scenario applications, and collaboratively promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and forward-looking layout of future industries, so that artificial intelligence can empower every industry. Second, strengthen risk awareness to ensure safety and control. We attach great importance to all kinds of endogenous and derivative risks caused by artificial intelligence, promote the establishment of laws and regulations, technical monitoring, risk warning, and emergency response systems, establish a firm safety bottom line, prevent misuse, and ensure that artificial intelligence is always under human control. We jointly oppose the practice of generalizing the concept of national security in the field of artificial intelligence and putting our own security above the security of other countries. Third, encourage inclusiveness and promote mutual learning among civilizations. Use the common values of all mankind to shape the values of artificial intelligence, make good use of artificial intelligence technology to enhance understanding and tolerance of different civilizations, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and carefully cultivate the 100 gardens of civilizations that are beautiful, beautiful and common. Fourth, promote mutual cooperation to improve global governance. Implement true multilateralism, effectively play the important role of the United Nations, strengthen the docking and coordination of artificial intelligence development strategies, governance rules, and technical standards, and form a global governance framework with broad consensus as soon as possible, so that this cutting-edge technology can better benefit human society. Help countries in the global South strengthen capacity building, bridge the digital intelligence divide, promote sustainable development, and avoid causing new historical injustices in the field of artificial intelligence.

On the morning of July 17, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Shanghai World Conference Room and delivered a keynote speech. On the banks of the Huangpu River, the tide is inspiring Xinlan. Guests gathered in the World Conference Room. Xi Jinping took a group photo with heads of state, heads of government, heads of international organizations, and heads of national delegations attending the conference. Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech entitled “Jointly Building a Fair and Reasonable Global Artificial Intelligence Governance System”. Xi Jinping pointed out that at present, 100 years of changes in the world are accelerating, breakthroughs are being accelerated in a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and global artificial intelligence technology innovation has entered an unprecedented period of activity, which not only contains huge opportunities, but also faces governance challenges. Humans have to face up to the question of the times: when machines start thinking, how can humans deal with them? When algorithms participate in decision-making, how can security be guaranteed? When technology challenges ethics, how can governance keep up? As the divide continues to widen, how can inclusiveness be achieved? China believes that all countries should uphold the concept of putting people first and moving towards good, make artificial intelligence an important driving force for promoting common prosperity and maintaining common security, and work together to establish a fair and reasonable global artificial intelligence governance system. Xi Jinping put forward 4 opinions on this: First, insist on openness and win-win results to drive innovation and development. Seize rare historic opportunities, encourage open source openness, cooperation and sharing, comprehensively promote artificial intelligence technological innovation, industrial development, and scenario applications, and collaboratively promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and forward-looking layout of future industries, so that artificial intelligence can empower every industry. Second, strengthen risk awareness to ensure safety and control. We attach great importance to all kinds of endogenous and derivative risks caused by artificial intelligence, promote the establishment of laws and regulations, technical monitoring, risk warning, and emergency response systems, establish a firm safety bottom line, prevent misuse, and ensure that artificial intelligence is always under human control. We jointly oppose the practice of generalizing the concept of national security in the field of artificial intelligence and putting our own security above the security of other countries. Third, encourage inclusiveness and promote mutual learning among civilizations. Use the common values of all mankind to shape the values of artificial intelligence, make good use of artificial intelligence technology to enhance understanding and tolerance of different civilizations, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and carefully cultivate the 100 gardens of civilizations that are beautiful, beautiful and common. Fourth, promote mutual cooperation to improve global governance. Implement true multilateralism, effectively play the important role of the United Nations, strengthen the docking and coordination of artificial intelligence development strategies, governance rules, and technical standards, and form a global governance framework with broad consensus as soon as possible, so that this cutting-edge technology can better benefit human society. Help countries in the global South strengthen capacity building, bridge the digital intelligence divide, promote sustainable development, and avoid causing new historical injustices in the field of artificial intelligence.