Shanghai: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday said the international community should place greater emphasis on the joint governance of artificial intelligence (AI), calling for the early formation of a global framework and rules that have broad consensus to guide the development and use of AI. “China attaches great importance to global AI governance, and has been actively promoting multilateral and bilateral cooperation with a willingness to offer more Chinese solutions,” Li said while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2025 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai.
According to Emirates News Agency, Li said that the Chinese government proposes the creation of a global AI cooperation organisation. He noted the rapid progress in fields such as large language models, multimodal large models, and embodied AI, which are propelling AI development toward greater efficiency and higher intelligence. There is an urgent need to foster further consensus on achieving a balance between development and security, he highlighted.
Li emphasized that regardless of technological transformations, AI must remain a tool to be harnessed and controlled by humans, aiming to become an international public good that benefits humanity. He called for efforts to ensure universal access to AI, enabling more countries and groups to benefit. He stated, “China is willing to share its AI development experience and technological products to help countries around the world-especially those in the Global South-to strengthen their capacity building.”
He also suggested enhancing cooperation on innovation to achieve groundbreaking results. China is ready to undertake joint technical research with other countries and will be more open in sharing open-source technology and products. Over 1,000 officials and representatives from industries, universities, and research institutes worldwide attended the opening ceremony. An action plan for global AI governance was issued at the conference.
