Dozens of countries and international organizations will send senior
representatives to the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and an
accompanying high-level AI governance meeting in Shanghai from July 17-20,
Foreign Ministry AI coordinator Sun Xiaobo said on July 7. Delegates will
exchange views on frontier AI development and governance topics during the
governance session. The ministry will also organise a collective delegation tour
to showcase China’s AI development and governance achievements and Shanghai as
an international metropolis.
