Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday lauded China's visionary outlook at this ever-changing era when AI has been transforming people's life.
He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai.
"We're living through one of the most profound technological transformations in recent memory. Artificial intelligence is already reshaping many aspects of our lives. But technological progress does not automatically become human progress. That depends on the choices we make together. Thailand therefore commends the foresight of President Xi Jinping and his government for convening this important meeting, and for advancing international cooperation on AI governance. Our common objective should be clear: the AI future must leave no one behind," said Anutin.
The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance runs from Friday to next Monday, bringing together officials, representatives, business leaders, scholars and researchers from more than 100 countries and international organizations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the event. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also addressed the opening ceremony, respectively.
Thai PM praises China’s foresight amid AI development
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged efforts to carry out search and rescue operations in a scientific manner after a landslide struck a county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, leaving people trapped and missing.
The landslide occurred at 9:08 Friday in Hanjia Sub-district along a section of the Wujiang River in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, burying several residential buildings at the foot of the mountain. Ten people had been rescued as of 14:00, according to local authorities.
In his instructions, Xi stressed the need for scientific search and rescue operations to prevent secondary disasters, and called for proper medical treatment for the injured and appropriate arrangements for the aftermath. He also urged relevant departments to identify the cause of the disaster, draw lessons from this case and conduct thorough inspections to eliminate geological hazards. Xi emphasized that all regions and relevant departments must further fulfill their safety responsibilities, strengthen monitoring, early warning and risk inspection systems, and ensure that all work is carried out in a concrete and meticulous manner, so as to effectively protect the lives and property of the people.
The Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday raised its geological disaster emergency response to Level II from Level III and dispatched a working team to the site.
A four-tier emergency response system is in place for geological disasters, with Level I being the most severe.
Xi urges scientific search and rescue efforts after Chongqing landslide
