en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 20, the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation issued a joint statement on further strengthening comprehensive strategic coordination and deepening good-neighborly and friendly cooperation. The statement clearly points out that China and Russia note that artificial intelligence technology is one of the main factors significantly impacting the speed and quality of economic and social transformation. They are willing to promote the development of AI for good and inclusiveness, and oppose the use of artificial intelligence by individual countries as a geopolitical tool to maintain hegemonic status.
The statement further indicates that both sides support strengthening international cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence to unleash the dividends of intelligent development and address potential risks and challenges associated with artificial intelligence. The Russian side explicitly welcomed China's initiative to establish a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization. Both sides reaffirmed that they will further cooperate on the military application of artificial intelligence technology within multilateral and bilateral frameworks, such as the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems.
The artificial intelligence provisions in the joint statement are not limited to macro-level cooperation but explicitly embed it as a key enabling technology within the broad economic and technological cooperation between the two countries. Both sides agreed to, based on the principle of inclusiveness, continuously expand cooperation in fields such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and other information communication technologies, jointly promote the implementation of key cooperation projects, and further unlock the potential of China-Russia cooperation. Meanwhile, both sides also plan to apply digital and artificial intelligence technologies in urban renewal and infrastructure construction to enhance the intelligence level of urban operations.
The statement particularly emphasizes opposition to using artificial intelligence "as a geopolitical tool to maintain hegemonic status." Furthermore, both countries also oppose the emergence of NATO-like blocs in Asia, believing such moves are not conducive to regional security. These principles are consistent with their recent stance during the information security consultations on jointly addressing international cyber threats. The statement also notes that both sides support strengthening international cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, believing that while harnessing the potential of AI technology, its possible risks and challenges should be fully considered, and they should jointly promote the establishment of a fair, just, and non-discriminatory international AI governance system.
China-Russia collaboration on AI governance has been built upon multiple rounds of groundwork. In 2025, both countries have already expressed their willingness to deepen AI cooperation on several occasions and agreed to strengthen communication within the framework of the joint working group. The Russian President's Special Representative, during President Putin's visit to China, also emphasized the broad prospects for cooperation between Russia and China in frontier fields such as artificial intelligence. The release of this joint statement elevates AI cooperation from the level of bilateral technical exchanges to the level of a joint strategic declaration, making it a new strategic intersection point for China and Russia beyond traditional pillars of cooperation such as energy and aerospace.
In terms of specific cooperation directions, the statement outlines a clear roadmap for AI cooperation between the two countries. At the level of technology research and development, both sides will strengthen alignment in areas such as technical standards, ethical norms, and safety assessments for artificial intelligence, and promote closer cooperative relationships among industry, academia, and research institutions. At the level of industrial application, the focus will be on promoting the implementation of joint projects in fields such as smart cities, industrial internet, and telemedicine, extending cooperation from policy consensus to deliverable products and services. At the level of global governance, both sides will coordinate their positions to jointly uphold the global AI governance system under the multilateral framework.
The timing of this joint statement's release coincides with the critical window period when the global artificial intelligence industry is entering large-scale commercial deployment. Strategic competition among nations in the AI field is becoming increasingly intense, and technical standards and governance rules are in the process of formation. Through this joint statement, China and Russia have clearly expressed their common stance on building an open, inclusive, and non-discriminatory international AI governance system, providing a clear bilateral framework sample for the multipolar development of global AI governance.
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