Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference on July 15. A reporter asked: APEC Digital Week will kick off tomorrow in Chengdu, Sichuan. As the host of this year's APEC, how will China push APEC economies to forge consensus and promote cooperation in digital technology fields such as artificial intelligence? What is China's outlook for the second half of the APEC “China Year”? Lin Jian explained that this year is the APEC “China Year”. As the host of APEC in 2026, China will host more than 10 professional ministerial meetings or high-level events throughout the year. Among them, the APEC Digital Week series of events will soon be held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the city of innovation and creativity in western China. This is one of the heaviest and richest scheduled events in the APEC series of professional ministerial meetings. Lin Jian said that the APEC “China Year” is over halfway through, and cooperation in various fields is progressing steadily. China will continue to be a good host, work with all parties to advance the results of cooperation in various fields and mechanisms, forge consensus to the greatest extent possible, lay a good foundation for the November Leaders' Meeting, and make greater contributions to the development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference on July 15. A reporter asked: APEC Digital Week will kick off tomorrow in Chengdu, Sichuan. As the host of this year's APEC, how will China push APEC economies to forge consensus and promote cooperation in digital technology fields such as artificial intelligence? What is China's outlook for the second half of the APEC “China Year”? Lin Jian explained that this year is the APEC “China Year”. As the host of APEC in 2026, China will host more than 10 professional ministerial meetings or high-level events throughout the year. Among them, the APEC Digital Week series of events will soon be held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the city of innovation and creativity in western China. This is one of the heaviest and richest scheduled events in the APEC series of professional ministerial meetings. Lin Jian said that the APEC “China Year” is over halfway through, and cooperation in various fields is progressing steadily. China will continue to be a good host, work with all parties to advance the results of cooperation in various fields and mechanisms, forge consensus to the greatest extent possible, lay a good foundation for the November Leaders' Meeting, and make greater contributions to the development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region.