On July 17, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from Pengpai News asked a question. Yesterday, the signing ceremony for the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai. How does the Chinese side view the significance and impact of the establishment of this organization? What is the relationship between the organization and the artificial intelligence governance platform under the United Nations framework? Lin Jian explained that on July 16, the signing ceremony for the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, attended and signed the agreement on behalf of the Chinese government. Representatives of 29 countries, including Kazakhstan, Laos, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia, signed the agreement and became the founding members. UN Secretary General Guterres and representatives of other countries and international organizations attended the ceremony. Lin Jian said that China has always actively implemented the “Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative” proposed by President Xi Jinping, upholds the concept of putting people first and improving, and promotes global governance of artificial intelligence. As President Xi Jinping pointed out at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance this morning, the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization came into being in Shanghai. This is a major step for China to respond to the call of the global South, unite the international community, and actively promote the development and governance of artificial intelligence. It will become an important milestone in the history of artificial intelligence development. Lin Jian pointed out that China has always advocated promoting global governance of artificial intelligence within the framework of the United Nations, pushing the United Nations General Assembly to agree to pass an international cooperation resolution on artificial intelligence capacity building, and supporting the implementation of the Global Digital Compact and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the next stage, China will work with the founding member states to push the organization to start operation as soon as possible. Lin Jian said that the initiative to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is another active practice for China to promote the building of a community of human destiny and implement the global governance initiative. China is ready to work with all parties to follow the purposes of the UN Charter, adhere to the concept of consultation, co-construction and sharing, adhere to the people-oriented principle, strengthen the docking and coordination of artificial intelligence development strategies, governance rules and technical standards, promote international cooperation and global governance of artificial intelligence, and ensure the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence in the direction of benefit, safety and fairness.

On July 17, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from Pengpai News asked a question. Yesterday, the signing ceremony for the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai. How does the Chinese side view the significance and impact of the establishment of this organization? What is the relationship between the organization and the artificial intelligence governance platform under the United Nations framework? Lin Jian explained that on July 16, the signing ceremony for the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, attended and signed the agreement on behalf of the Chinese government. Representatives of 29 countries, including Kazakhstan, Laos, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia, signed the agreement and became the founding members. UN Secretary General Guterres and representatives of other countries and international organizations attended the ceremony. Lin Jian said that China has always actively implemented the “Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative” proposed by President Xi Jinping, upholds the concept of putting people first and improving, and promotes global governance of artificial intelligence. As President Xi Jinping pointed out at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance this morning, the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization came into being in Shanghai. This is a major step for China to respond to the call of the global South, unite the international community, and actively promote the development and governance of artificial intelligence. It will become an important milestone in the history of artificial intelligence development. Lin Jian pointed out that China has always advocated promoting global governance of artificial intelligence within the framework of the United Nations, pushing the United Nations General Assembly to agree to pass an international cooperation resolution on artificial intelligence capacity building, and supporting the implementation of the Global Digital Compact and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the next stage, China will work with the founding member states to push the organization to start operation as soon as possible. Lin Jian said that the initiative to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is another active practice for China to promote the building of a community of human destiny and implement the global governance initiative. China is ready to work with all parties to follow the purposes of the UN Charter, adhere to the concept of consultation, co-construction and sharing, adhere to the people-oriented principle, strengthen the docking and coordination of artificial intelligence development strategies, governance rules and technical standards, promote international cooperation and global governance of artificial intelligence, and ensure the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence in the direction of benefit, safety and fairness.