# President Xi delivers keynote at opening of 2026 World AI Conference

https://mins.news/en/item/13538

- CGTN, 2026-07-17 02:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-07-17/President-Xi-delivers-keynote-speech-at-opening-ceremony-of-2026-World-AI-Conference-1OQvaVELwVa/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference. His address came as the conference formally began. The speech placed Xi at the center of the event’s opening proceedings and highlighted the conference’s focus on artificial intelligence.

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