The 2024 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum was held in Beijing on March 24th. This two-day annual meeting, themed "China's Sustainable Development", consisted of an opening ceremony, special topic seminars, and closed-door seminars. Participating Chinese and foreign guests engaged in constructive dialogue on multiple issues, including the impetus and prospects of China's sustainable development, carbon neutrality and global climate governance, and the development and governance of artificial intelligence. This dialogue demonstrated the resilience and vitality of China's economic sustainability, and created consensus and wisdom for China's foreign cooperation and development. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony of the annual meeting and delivered a keynote speech. Chairman of the forum's foreign side, Chairman and CEO of the Andlinger Group Evan Greenberg, gave a foreign address. Chairman of the forum's Chinese side, Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council Lu Hao, presided over the event.

Li Qiang said,"The theme of this annual meeting is 'Sustainable Development China'. It is not only an objective description of China's economic development over the long term, but also fully reflects the attention and expectations of all walks of life for China's stable, long-term and high-quality development." He also pointed out,"Currently, the international environment is undergoing profound changes, and the world economic development is facing many severe challenges. China will promote high-quality development with pragmatic and effective actions and inject more certainty and positive energy into the recovery and stable development of the world economy."

The 2024 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum will be held in Beijing on March 24 (Photo source: CCTV4）

On the Seminar on the Development and Governance of Artificial Intelligence, CAS Vice-Minister Wu Chaohui, ZJU Senior Professor Li Shi, Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences 2000 Professor James Heckman from the University of Chicago, ZF Group Board Chairman Holger Klein, 2007 Turing Award Winner and Verimag Laboratory Founder Joseph Sifakis, McKinsey & Company Global President Bob Sternfels, S&P Global President Douglas Peterson, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence Founder Zhang Hongjiang, Tsinghua SEM Dean Xue Lan, Fortescue Metals Group Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest, Tsinghua AIR Dean Zhang Yaqin, PwC Global Chairman Raymund Chao, and Shenzhen Research Institute of Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen) and Former Director of Qianhai Institute of International Affairs Zheng Yongnian, among other Chinese and foreign participants, had an in-depth discussion on how to make good use of the opportunity of artificial intelligence and address the challenges brought by artificial intelligence. DRC Vice Director Zhang Shunxi hosted the seminar.

On-site of the symposium on artificial intelligence development and governance (Photo source: Organizer)

Professor Zheng Yongnian said in his speech at the Special Symposium on the Development and Governance of Artificial Intelligence that the development and governance of artificial intelligence must develop and progress simultaneously. In the field of AI, the United States and China are actually complementary, each with their own comparative advantages, and can learn from each other. In terms of governance, the international community needs the two countries, China and the United States, to cooperate in the field of AI governance. The most important thing about Internet AI is to be open. China should learn from the United States through openness and develop; the United States should learn from China's supervision and governance, and make progress together.

The China Development Forum is a national-level forum hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council and organized by the China Development Research Foundation. Adhering to the aim of "Dialogue with the World, Seeking Common Development", the forum has been successfully held for 23 sessions since its establishment in 2000. It has become an important platform for dialogue and exchanges between high-ranking Chinese government officials, global business leaders, international organizations, and Chinese and foreign scholars.

Professor Zheng Yongnian speaking at the forum. (Photo source:Organizer)

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