BEIJING, 13th May, 2025 (WAM) -- The second AI Capacity-Building Workshop, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, opened in Beijing on Monday. The initiative aims to share China’s expertise in artificial intelligence development and to advance the country’s Global AI Governance Initiative.
According to China Central Television (CCTV), the event was attended by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, along with representatives from international organisations and nearly 40 developing countries.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said that the rapid development of emerging technologies such as AI has become an important driving force for industrial transformation. He said China has always embraced intelligent transformation, believing that all countries should uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and make artificial intelligence a truly international public benefit.
In October 2023, China put forward the Global AI Governance Initiative, offering China's support to the adoption of AI on a global scale. In July 2024, China promoted the unanimous adoption of the resolution on strengthening international cooperation in AI capacity-building at the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
Chola Milambo, Zambia's permanent representative to the United Nations, said China has mobilised international consensus on AI development and governance, which benefits developing countries.
"AI presents great opportunities to deal with the core challenges that we face, whether it's climate change, whether it's addressing disease. In Zambia, we have rolled out our digitalisation framework strategy as well as an AI strategy. However, we need to translate those strategies into implementable programmes," he said.
China has also cooperated extensively with BRICS countries, ASEAN members and others in the fields of artificial intelligence industry empowerment and infrastructure construction, and helped Global South countries improve their technological capabilities to bridge the global AI gap.