Xi's AI summit, consumption plan · Jul 14

Xi to address world artificial-intelligence summit in Shanghai.

Today's events

AI governance summit.
China will host the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai July 17–20, where Xi Jinping delivers a keynote setting out Beijing's global AI-governance framework.¹Jul 14 · Xinhua
Consumption plan.
The State Council approved a 15th Five-Year Plan to expand consumption, targeting roughly 60 trillion yuan in annual retail sales by 2030.²Jul 13 · State Council
H2 economy.
Premier Li Qiang told economists and executives the economy stayed stable in the first half, urging stronger counter-cyclical support to release domestic demand.³Jul 13 · State Council
Carbon-peak plan.
A 15th Five-Year carbon-peaking plan sets non-fossil energy at 25% of consumption by 2030 and lifts wind and solar capacity past 2.8 billion kilowatts.⁴Jul 9 · State Council
Health plan.
A national health plan for 2026–2030 targets average life expectancy of 80 years and free HPV vaccination for all age-eligible girls.⁵Jul 13 · State Council
Resource assets.
The Party and State Council issued an opinion to consolidate ownership of all state natural resources under a single asset-management system, from land to seabed.⁶Jul 13 · State Council
Producer prices.
Factory-gate producer prices rose 4.1% from a year earlier in June, led by a 16.5% jump in mining and 8.6% in raw-material prices.⁷Jul 9 · Stats Bureau
Tianjin graft case.
A court sentenced Zhou Derui, former Tianjin Party standing-committee member and organization chief, to 14 years for taking 43 million yuan in bribes.⁸Jul 13 · CCDI
Power for AI.
Energy officials pushed “compute-power coordination” — pairing data centers with wind and solar — now written into the 15th Five-Year Plan as AI electricity demand soars.⁹Jul 10 · NEA

Voices

“Artificial intelligence is of major significance to future development, and should be made to benefit the people of every country and region.”
President Xi Jinping, on global AI governance · Jul 14¹

“China's economy is fully shifting onto a track of high-quality development, and the internal underpinnings of its long-term upward trajectory are growing more solid.”
Premier Li Qiang · Jul 13³

“The Strait of Hormuz is a strait used for international navigation; restoring its safe, free passage as early as possible serves the interests of all parties.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian · Jul 13¹⁰

“The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving a surge in electricity use — generating a five-second HD video with AI consumes as much power as charging ten phones.”
Wang Hongzhi, Director, National Energy Administration · Jun 26⁹

“The defendant Zhou Derui's conduct constitutes the crime of accepting bribes; the amount is especially large, and he shall be punished in accordance with the law.”
Datong Intermediate People's Court · Jul 13⁸

“Moving from ‘easing part of the burden’ to ‘zero cost for basic childbirth,’ so that having children is no longer a responsibility families bear alone.”
People's Daily commentary · Jul 13¹¹

Sources

Xinhua / Supreme People's Court, “Jointly Advancing Artificial Intelligence to Serve Global Development and Enhance Human Well-being” (Xinhua commentator on Xi's WAIC keynote), July 14, 2026. court.gov.cn/xinshidai/…/505931
State Council, “Reply on the 15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption” (Guohan [2026] No. 66), July 13, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/expanding-consumption-15th-five-year
State Council, “Premier Li Qiang Chairs Symposium with Economists and Entrepreneurs on the Economic Situation,” July 13, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/li-qiang-economic-symposium
State Council, “Notice on Issuing the 15th Five-Year Plan Carbon-Peaking Action Plan” (Guofa [2026] No. 22), July 9, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/15th-five-year-carbon-peaking
State Council, “Notice on Issuing the National Health 15th Five-Year Plan” (Guofa [2026] No. 23), July 13, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/national-health-15th-five-year
CPC Central Committee & State Council General Offices, “Opinions on Improving the Natural-Resource Asset Management System,” July 13, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/natural-resource-asset-management
National Bureau of Statistics, “In June 2026, Producer Prices Rose 4.1% Year-on-Year, Fell 0.3% Month-on-Month,” July 9, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/june-2026-ppi
CCDI, “Zhou Derui, Former Tianjin Party Standing Committee Member and Organization Department Head, Sentenced in First Instance for Bribery,” July 13, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/zhou-derui-verdict
National Energy Administration, “Compute-Power Coordination: Accelerating from Concept to Reality,” July 10, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260710/…/compute-power-coordination
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference,” July 13, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/lin-jian-press-conference-jul-13
People's Daily (Opinion), “Childbirth with ‘Zero Out-of-Pocket’: Full Support Across the Birth Journey,” July 13, 2026. opinion.people.com.cn/…/childbirth-zero-out-of-pocket