Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20.

Lin Jian: With the theme of “Intelligent Partners, Co-create the Future,” the 2026 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first appearance at the country's flagship AI conference, signaling the growing importance Beijing attaches to the technology as its rivalry with the US intensifies.