MOFCOM: Will Work with Countries Around the World to Build International Economic and Trade Rules for Artificial Intelligence
Jiang Chenghua, Vice Minister of Commerce, said on October 22 at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will actively lead the formulation of international rules in emerging fields such as digital and green development, promote the building of an open AI ecosystem, and work with countries around the world to jointly build international economic and trade rules for artificial intelligence. He also noted that the digital divide, development deficit, and over-securitization have become worldwide challenges.
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People's Finance News, October 22 (Xinhua) — On October 22, Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Chenghua stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that at present and for some time to come, global economic governance will face many new situations and new challenges, and that the digital divide, development deficit, and over-securitization have become worldwide problems. In the face of these problems, China will not shrink back, but will always stand at the forefront and be a builder, contributor, and doer of global governance.
Jiang Chenghua pointed out that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will firmly uphold the world trading system with the WTO at its core, continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral economic and trade cooperation, expand a global-oriented network of high-standard free trade areas, actively lead the formulation of international rules in emerging fields such as digital and green development, promote the building of an open AI ecosystem, and work with countries around the world to jointly build international economic and trade rules for artificial intelligence.