[Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun led a delegation to the United States to attend the 2026 G20 Innovation Ministerial Meeting] September 2, 2026. From August 31 to September 1, 2026, Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun led a Chinese delegation to the United States to attend the G20 Innovation Working Group Innovation Ministerial Meeting. Yin Hejun said that the development of emerging technologies represented by artificial intelligence has entered an unprecedented active period, with opportunities and challenges coexisting, and it is urgent for all countries to work together to respond. China has always placed scientific and technological innovation in a prominent position in its modernization drive and continued to expand high-level scientific and technological opening up. In the field of artificial intelligence, China emphasizes the concept of people-oriented and upward goodness, is committed to promoting global artificial intelligence capacity building, and contributes Chinese solutions to bridge the digital intelligence gap. This innovation ministerial meeting was chaired by Michael Kratzios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. With the theme of "Leading Innovation by Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies", extensive and in-depth discussions were held around topics such as "Innovation Support Policy Framework", "Technology Empowers Prosperous Development" and "Technical Talent Team Building". The meeting reached many consensuses on policy principles for artificial intelligence and emerging technology innovation, and on improving workers’ artificial intelligence skills. During the meeting, Yin Hejun held talks, meetings and exchanges with the science and technology ministers or their representatives of the United Kingdom, Argentina and other countries, and exchanged in-depth views on deepening bilateral and multilateral scientific and technological innovation cooperation.