Chinese President Xi Jinping called for building an even closer China-Tajikistan community with a shared future on Tuesday when holding talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.
"I'm very glad to meet with my old friend President Rahmon. It is a great pleasure to be reunited with an old friend. This morning, Peking University awarded you the title of Honorary Professor, which shows the respect and friendship of the Chinese people towards you and the people of Tajikistan. At present, international landscape is fraught with changes and turbulence, and the world is far from peace. No matter how the external environment changes, China and Tajikistan will always be good neighbors who watch out for and help each other, good friends who are candid and trust each other, and good partners who join hands in development. I am willing to work with Mr. President to promote the building of a closer China-Tajikistan community with a shared future so as to better benefit the people of both countries," Xi said.
Rahmon is paying a state visit to China from Monday to Thursday at the invitation of Xi.
Xi calls for jointly building closer China-Tajikistan community with shared future
The 2026 World Digital Education Conference released eight major consensuses and agreements in east China's Hangzhou City on Tuesday, with attendees rallying around solutions and standards for promoting the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and education worldwide.
The results included an initiative on AI education and an upgraded version of China smart education public service platform.
The three-day conference, which opened on Monday, aims to build an open and inclusive global dialogue platform and promote consensus and norms on artificial intelligence (AI) governance in education.
Themed "AI+ Education: Transformation, Development and Governance," the event attracted over 850 guests from 65 countries and regions around the world.
"This conference has surpassed the previous three editions in terms of international influence and participation, with more than 500 foreign guests in attendance. During the conference, we also signed intergovernmental agreements on AI education cooperation with Uzbekistan and Brazil. Meanwhile, AI cooperation has also emerged as a new hotspot in cooperation between schools and between enterprises and universities," said Yang Dan, director at the department of international cooperation and exchanges of China's Ministry of Education.
According to the data released by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the world will still need approximately 44 million teachers by 2030.
Facing this fundamental challenge, participants at the conference agreed that it is also necessary to stay alert to ethical and security issues as AI is increasingly used in education. "Having an eye on the ethical use of AI and to avoid any harm on the education. Looking forward to continuing this deep partnership with China in education and using technology in education in an ethical and inclusive and equitable way," said Khaled El-Enany, director-general of UNESCO.
Agreements on education-AI integration reached at World Digital Education Conference
