Xi urges sound AI advancement

Nation strives to gain first-mover advantage, secure competitive edge

President Xi Jinping has underlined the need to leverage the strength of the country's system for mobilizing resources nationwide to promote the sound development of artificial intelligence, and he called for efforts to overcome challenges regarding core technologies such as high-end chips and foundational software.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on Friday when presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

He emphasized that in the face of rapidly evolving new-generation AI technologies, China will uphold self-reliance and self-strengthening, prioritize application-oriented development, and promote the healthy and orderly advancement of the country's AI sector toward a beneficial, safe and equitable direction.