Honorable Ministers,Ambassadors,

Excellencies,Members of Group of Friends of Global Governance,

Distinguished Guests,

Good morning.

The insightful remarks by the distinguished speakers fully reflect Geneva’s strong commitment to AI development and governance, and the international community’s shared aspiration to advance AI for good, for all, and for the benefit of humanity.

Recently, Geneva experienced an unusually intense heatwave, with temperatures reaching a record high for June. Climate change has once again reminded us that no country can stand apart from global challenges. The same is true of AI. While AI brings major opportunities for scientific, technological, and industrial transformation, it also raises new issues related to safety, ethics, employment, and the digital divide. Faced with a technology of such far-reaching impact, rapid evolution, and complex governance, we must ask: For whom is AI developed? Who benefits from it? And how should it be governed?

China recently released a white paper on a more just and equitable global governance. It stresses that AI governance must uphold safety and ethics, while promoting openness, sharing, and equal access, so that AI develops for good and truly benefits humanity. In this regard, I wish to share three observations.

First, AI for good requires a people-centered approach. The value of AI should not be measured only by computing power, speed of application, or market size, but by whether it improves people’s well-being and promotes social equity. Algorithmic black boxes, data misuse, and technological bias must not become new sources of risk. AI should not replace people, but empower them; it should not serve the few, but benefit the many.

Second, AI for all requires openness and cooperation. In the AI era, no country can monopolize opportunities or bear risks alone. We should build an open, inclusive, mutually beneficial framework for international cooperation, and strengthen experience-sharing and capacity-building. Special attention should be given to the needs of developing countries, helping them bridge the digital divide and enhance governance capacity, so that more countries can share the opportunities of the intelligent era.

Third, fair AI development requires multilateralism. The United Nations is the core platform for global governance. Geneva, with its unique strengths in development, humanitarian affairs, health, intellectual property, and standard-setting, should play a greater role in AI governance. Rules must not be made by a few countries, still less without the voice of the Global South. All countries should participate, govern, and benefit as equals.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

AI governance concerns the future of all humanity and tests our collective wisdom and responsibility. China stands ready to work with all parties to uphold AI for good, ensure safety and controllability, and promote inclusive and equitable development. Together, we can guide AI toward a beneficial, safe, and fair future, and contribute to better global governance and a community with a shared future for humanity.

Thank you.