Xi to address world artificial-intelligence conference in Shanghai.
Today's events
AI summit.
Xi will keynote the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17, setting out China's stance on AI development and global governance.1Jul 17 · CACCarbon-peak plan.
The State Council published its 2026–2030 carbon-peak action plan, targeting a 17% cut in carbon intensity and a 25% non-fossil energy share by 2030.2Jul 9 · State CouncilConsumption blueprint.
The State Council approved its 2026–2030 plan to expand consumption, making domestic demand the strategic anchor and lifting services spending and household buying power.3Jul 13 · State CouncilParty anniversary speech.
Qiushi's July 16 issue republishes Xi's July 1 speech marking the Party's 105th anniversary, stressing high-quality development, national security, and the anti-corruption campaign.4Jul 15 · QiushiProducer prices.
Factory-gate prices rose 4.1% year-on-year in June, led by a 16.5% surge in mining, while consumer inflation held at 1.0% as pork fell 15.9%.5Jul 9 · Stats BureauCompute meets grid.
The energy administration is fusing AI computing with the power system; data centers drew 1.6% of national electricity in 2025, projected above 5% by 2030.6Jul 10 · NEABribery verdict.
A court sentenced Tianjin's former Party organization chief Zhou Derui to 14 years for taking 43.2 million yuan in bribes over a 25-year career.7Jul 13 · CCDIPolicing doctrine.
Public-security minister Wang Xiaohong told provincial police chiefs to build “new-quality combat power” and push digital-intelligence governance down to the grassroots.8Jul 15 · State CouncilSea-arbitration rebuttal.
On the ruling's tenth anniversary, the foreign ministry rejected the South China Sea arbitration and protested a US–Philippines–EU joint statement marking it.9Jul 14 · MFA
Voices
“Today, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, displaying brighter prospects than ever before.”
Xi Jinping, speech marking the Party's 105th anniversary · Jul 14
“The illegal ruling in the South China Sea arbitration will not change China's sovereignty over its islands, nor shake its resolve to defend its maritime rights.”
MFA Spokesperson Lin Jian · Jul 149
“The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving surging power demand — generating a five-second video consumes as much electricity as charging ten phones.”
NEA Director Wang Hongzhi · Jun 266
“By 2030, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of output will fall 17% from 2025, and non-fossil sources will supply 25% of energy consumption.”
15th Five-Year Carbon Peak Action Plan · Jul 52
“The defendant's conduct constitutes the crime of accepting bribes; the sum was especially large and shall be punished according to law.”
Datong Intermediate People's Court · Jul 137
“Push the center of gravity, police strength, and support downward, so the grassroots ‘nerve endings’ become the front sentries of governance.”
Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong · Jul 158
Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “推动人工智能健康有序发展、共享发展红利，习近平这样阐释 (How Xi frames healthy, orderly AI development and sharing its dividends),” July 14, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-07/…/xi-ai-development
- State Council, “国务院关于印发《“十五五”碳达峰行动方案》的通知 (Notice issuing the 15th Five-Year Carbon Peak Action Plan),” issued July 5, published July 9, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/carbon-peak-action-plan
- State Council, “国务院关于《扩大消费“十五五”规划》的批复 (Reply on the 15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption),” July 13, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/expand-consumption-plan
- Qiushi, “在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上的讲话 (Speech at the Ceremony Marking the 105th Anniversary of the CPC),” July 1 speech, republished July 15, 2026. qstheory.cn/20260715/…/cpc-105th-anniversary-speech
- National Bureau of Statistics, “2026年6月份工业生产者出厂价格同比上涨4.1% (June 2026 producer prices rose 4.1% year-on-year),” July 9, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/june-producer-prices
- National Energy Administration, “算电协同：从“概念”到“落地”的加速跑 (Compute-power coordination: from concept to implementation),” July 10, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260710/…/compute-power-coordination
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “天津市委原常委、组织部原部长周德睿受贿案一审宣判 (Former Tianjin organization-department head Zhou Derui sentenced for bribery),” July 13, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/zhou-derui-verdict
- State Council, “王小洪在全国公安厅局长座谈会上强调积极推动高效能治理 (Wang Xiaohong at the national public-security directors symposium),” July 15, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/public-security-symposium
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “2026年7月14日外交部发言人林剑主持例行记者会 (Spokesperson Lin Jian regular press conference, July 14),” July 14, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/…/lin-jian-2026-07-14