[Wang Yi Meets with Thornton, Co-Chairman of the Asia Society Board of Directors, and Friedman, a New York Times Columnist] October 23, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, on October 23, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with Thornton, co-chairman of the Asia Society Board of Directors, and Friedman, a columnist of the New York Times, in Xiongan New District, Hebei, who were in China to attend the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiongan). Wang Yi expressed appreciation for the active efforts made by Thornton and Friedman over the years to promote the development of Sino-US relations. Wang Yi said that the world is currently facing multiple governance deficits such as peace, development, and security. In September last year, President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the global governance initiative, which provided important public goods to the world and was widely recognized and supported by the international community. Today, we hold the Global Governance Forum in Xiongan New Area in the hope of gathering consensus from all parties and jointly promoting the reform of the global governance system. We look forward to your contribution to the success of the forum. Thornton and Friedman congratulated President Xi Jinping on his successful visit to the United States and said that the core of building a constructive strategic and stable relationship between the United States and China is stability. The biggest risk to achieving stability is the malicious use of artificial intelligence. It is hoped that the United States and China will strengthen cooperation on this issue and provide important public goods to the world. The international community is paying close attention to China's upcoming hosting of the APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting, and expects China to take this opportunity to play a unique and positive role in promoting responses to global challenges. Wang Yi said that China advocates the universal, inclusive and upward development of artificial intelligence. As countries in the first echelon of artificial intelligence, China and the United States have the ability and responsibility to jointly develop and manage artificial intelligence to ensure that its development is always controlled by people and benefits the people. We must not only prevent risks, but also cooperate to discuss globally applicable rules and standards so that artificial intelligence can serve to promote common prosperity and maintain common security.