At the October 26 foreign ministry press briefing, spokesperson Guo Jiakun took questions on the progress report for the AI Capacity-Building Plan for Shared Benefits, published days earlier at the Global Governance Forum in Xiong'an.
What the progress report says
Guo described AI as a new frontier of global governance and a "touchstone" for how well the governance system works. A fairer system, he argued, depends on raising capacity across the Global South and strengthening the voice of developing countries.
On the practical side, China said it welcomes more countries to join the World AI Cooperation Organization and to explore new routes for international cooperation on AI capacity building, aiming at AI that is "for good and inclusive."
Capacity building as AI diplomacy
Capacity building is the least contested corner of AI governance. It deals with gaps in compute, data, talent, and standards rather than with regulatory rules — which is exactly why cooperation moves faster here than negotiations over safety and ethics frameworks.
For Chinese AI companies, mechanisms like this open a window to help shape standards and supply infrastructure in overseas markets, emerging ones in particular.