Wang Yi Calls for China-U.S. Cooperation to Develop and Govern AI

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and the U.S. have both the capacity and responsibility to jointly develop and manage artificial intelligence, calling for global rules to ensure the technology remains under human control.

Wang made the comments Friday in Xiong’an New Area in Hebei province, during a meeting with Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society John L. Thornton and The New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who were in China for the 2026 Global Governance Forum, according to China’s Foreign Ministry.