Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of 2026 World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance and deliver a keynote speech, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
The conference will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20.
At a regular briefing, Lin Jian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman briefed the media on the situation of the conference.
"With the theme of 'AI Partnership for a Brighter Future', the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. President Xi Jinping will attend and address the opening ceremony, in which he will systemically elaborate on China's policies, position, visions and propositions on AI development and governance. China has invited government officials and people across industries, universities and research institutes around the world, as well as heads of international organizations to share the moment together in China," he said.
"At present, AI technological innovation is undergoing broad-based breakthroughs, demonstrating unprecedented dynamism. Such progress brings both opportunities and challenges to the international community, making AI governance a profound topic of our times. Over the years, in the field of AI, China has been acting on the four global initiatives and the Global AI Governance Initiative put forward by President Xi. China is committed to providing international public goods, advocating AI for good and for all with real actions, and helping the Global South strengthen capacity-building. Our efforts are highly commended by the international community," said Lin. "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 healthy, safe and orderly development of AI, and make this conference a milestone in the history of AI development," Lin said.
Xi to attend opening ceremony of 2026 World AI Conference, deliver keynote speech
Xi to attend opening ceremony of 2026 World AI Conference, deliver keynote speech
The world-renowned Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) celebrated its 105th anniversary in Beijing on Thursday, with the occasion highlighting the enduring history and fruitful results of health cooperation between China and the United States.
Founded by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1921, PUMCH has grown into a modern, comprehensive hospital integrating medical care, teaching and research, and stands as a living testament to the two countries' people-to-people friendship and academic exchanges in medicine.
"Medicine embodies humanity's shared pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. By its very nature, it fosters mutual understanding among people. It is this value consensus that has driven the development of medical exchanges between China and the United States across oceans, forging profound bonds through mutual learning and inspiration," said Zhang Shuyang, president of the hospital, in a speech at a conference in Beijing.
The Rockefeller Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1913 by American industrialist John D. Rockefeller, aimed to improve public health services and medical education. This establishment of PUMCH marked a milestone in the history of medical cooperation between China and the United States.
The conference highlighted the history of medical and health cooperation between the two countries.
"One hundred and five years ago, American and Chinese physicians, scientists and philanthropists made a decision that would dramatically impact the course of medicine, not only in China, but the entire world. The Rockefeller Foundation, partnering with the China Medical Board, invested not in commerce, not in politics, but in people. They brought the Johns Hopkins model of academic medicine to Beijing," said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China.
According to the American Chamber of Commerce in China, pharmaceutical and medical cooperation between Chinese and American universities, institutions and companies has achieved fruitful results, especially in areas such as rare disease drugs, gene therapy and cancer treatment.
"We've seen the integration of excellence in clinical care and education research and public service. PUMCH remains a living testament to the enduring value of U.S.-China people-to-people friendship and academic exchanges in medicine," said Roger I. Glass, president of China Medical Board.
Experts believe that, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, China and the United States can work together to explore the application of digital health technology in remote medical services, medical data management and other scenarios, setting an example for global cooperation in digital healthcare.
China-US health cooperation highlighted as Peking Union Medical College Hospital marks 105th anniversary
