People’s Daily Quotes Xi Jinping on Artificial Intelligence Direction for China

People’s Daily has published an article featuring several quotes from Xi Jinping on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Facing the rapid evolution of AI technologies, it is essential to fully leverage the advantages of the “whole nation” system, adhere to self-reliance and self-improvement, emphasize application-oriented development, and promote the healthy and orderly development of AI in China in a beneficial, safe, and fair direction.
We must face the gaps and redouble our efforts, comprehensively advancing AI technological innovation, industrial development, and empowering applications. We need to improve the AI regulatory system and mechanisms, and firmly grasp the initiative in AI development and governance.
We should promote the deep integration of AI technological innovation and industrial innovation, build a collaborative innovation system led by enterprises, integrating industry, academia, research, and applications, assisting in the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and opening up new pathways for the development of strategic emerging industries and future industries.
AI can be regarded as an international public good that benefits humanity. It is crucial to widely engage in international AI cooperation, assist the global south in strengthening their technological capabilities, and play China’s proper role in bridging the global intelligence gap.