在2026年世界互联网大会乌镇峰会开幕式上的主旨演讲

Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit

中华人民共和国国务院总理 李强

H.E. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

2026年11月3日

November 3, 2026

尊敬的各位来宾，

女士们，先生们，朋友们：

Distinguished Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Friends,

很高兴和各位新老朋友相聚在美丽的江南水乡，共同出席2026年世界互联网大会乌镇峰会。首先，我谨代表中国政府，对各位嘉宾的到来表示诚挚欢迎！对大家长期以来给予中国网信事业发展的关心支持表示衷心感谢！

It is a pleasure to gather here with all of you — friends old and new — in this beautiful water town in southern China for the opening of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit. On behalf of the Chinese government, I wish to extend a warm welcome to all participants and express our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have cared about and supported China’s Internet and information development over the years.

世界互联网大会已经连续举办了13年。回想十多年前，4G刚刚铺开，“云”还在等待“风”来，人工智能尚未走出实验室。今天，各种新技术目不暇接，互联网已经发生翻天覆地的变化，万物互联、智能互联走进千家万户、赋能千行百业。但我们更应看到，尽管技术发展日新月异，人们普遍关心的一个重大命题却始终没有变，那就是如何让互联网更好造福人类。习近平主席早在2015年世界互联网大会上就提出构建网络空间命运共同体理念，为解决互联网发展和治理问题提供了中国方案。多年来，中国始终坚持与国际社会密切合作，促进互联网创新发展和有效治理。如今，互联网已经深度融入人们的生产生活，这个曾经的“技术增量”已经变成了“时代常量”。随着技术持续突破、世界日益融合，这个常量又逐渐成为影响人类社会发展的“历史变量”，需要我们以面向未来、更加开阔的视角来认识和把握。借此机会，我想同大家分享三点思考。

This year marks the 13th edition of the World Internet Conference. More than a decade ago, 4G was just rolled out, cloud computing was waiting for its moment, and AI had yet to leave the laboratory. Today, new technologies are emerging one after another, and the Internet has undergone dramatic changes. The Internet of Things and intelligent connectivity are reaching countless households and empowering all industries. But more importantly, despite rapid technological advances, one major question of common concern remains unchanged: how can the Internet better benefit humanity? At the 2015 World Internet Conference, President Xi Jinping put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, offering a Chinese approach to Internet development and governance. Over the years, China has worked closely with the international community to promote the innovation-driven development and effective governance of the Internet. Now, the Internet is deeply integrated into people’s daily life and production. What was once a “technological increment” has become a “constant of our times.” As technology continues to make breakthroughs and the world becomes increasingly interconnected, this constant is also becoming a “historical variable” that shapes the development of human society. This requires us to understand and grasp it from a future-oriented and broader perspective. In this connection, I would like to take this opportunity to share three observations with you.

一、互联网发展正在经历智能化变革和系统性跃迁

I. Internet development is undergoing an intelligent transformation and a systemic leap.

当前，互联网与人工智能、云计算、区块链等技术加速融合，迈向智能互联网，对经济社会发展产生更为广泛而深刻的影响。

We meet at a time when the Internet is converging at an accelerating pace with technologies such as AI, cloud computing and blockchain, and moving toward an intelligent Internet that will have an even broader and more profound impact on economic and social development.

第一，互联网不仅是一种基础设施，更是全新生活方式。历经多年发展，互联网已经无处不在、无时不有、无所不及，人们日用而不觉。我们此刻所在的千年古镇，互联网元素全方位融入，云端互联、赛博栖居、智慧生活成为日常。智能网联汽车、服务机器人、智能眼镜等越来越多的新终端成为互联网的新触角，正在塑造全新生活方式，创造美好生活无限可能。

First, the Internet is not merely infrastructure; it is shaping an entirely new way of life. After years of development, the Internet is now ubiquitous and ever-present, reaching into every corner of our lives, and being used every day and taken for granted. Here in this thousand-year-old town, Internet elements are integrated in every dimension: cloud connectivity, cyber habitation, and smart living have become commonplace. A growing array of new terminals — intelligent connected vehicles, service robots, smart glasses, and more — are becoming new touchpoints for the Internet and will shape a new way of living and unlock boundless possibilities for a better future.

第二，互联网不仅是一种技术手段，更是产业变革动能。这些年，互联网通过连接线上与线下、生产与消费、城市与乡村，催动各行各业显著提高效率、发生深刻变革。在互联网加持下，技术研发周期大幅缩短，定制化柔性化生产蓬勃兴起，贸易突破时空限制、得到极大拓展。随着互联网与各类新技术融合叠加，算电数网联为一体、相互协同，将促进产业组织形态、生产方式等发生新的跃升，更大释放经济增长潜力。

Second, the Internet is not merely a technological means; it is a driving force for industrial transformation. Over the years, by bridging the online and offline, production and consumption, and urban and rural areas, the Internet has driven remarkable efficiency gains and profound changes across all sectors of the economy. Empowered by the Internet, R&D cycles have been significantly shortened, customized and flexible production is flourishing, and trade has broken free from the constraints of time and space, and has been greatly expanded. As the Internet converges and combines with new technologies, computing, electricity, data, and networks are becoming deeply integrated and mutually reinforcing. This will drive new leaps in industrial organization and production methods, unlocking new potential for economic growth. 

第三，互联网不仅是一种信息载体，更是智能生成力量。回首过去，无论从门户网站到搜索引擎，还是从网络社交到移动互联，互联网的角色都是知识与信息的承载者和传播者。随着越来越多大模型、智能体的接入，互联网正在向智能连接、人机协同演变，开始具备自我学习、决策、执行、进化的能力，这将进一步拓展思考边界，加速群体智慧涌现，为人类文明进步提供澎湃动力和强劲活力。

Third, the Internet is not merely an information carrier; it is a force for intelligent generation. Over the years, from web portals to search engines, from online social networking to mobile network, the Internet has always served as a vehicle for carrying and disseminating knowledge and information. With the integration of an increasing number of large models and intelligent agents, the Internet is evolving toward intelligent connectivity and human-machine collaboration, and is beginning to acquire capabilities for self-learning, decision-making, execution and autonomous evolution. This will broaden the horizon of the mind, accelerate the emergence of collective intelligence, and provide powerful energy and momentum for the progress of human civilization.

二、当今时代互联网发展需要更加突出以人为本的价值取向

II. In today’s world, Internet development needs to place greater emphasis on a people-centered value orientation.

互联网在人工智能等新技术的驱动下，正以超乎想象的速度演进，互联网的发展也站在了到底是技术至上还是以人为本的十字路口。不少人担心，一旦滑入技术万能的陷阱，人文精神被技术逻辑所压倒，创新就会走向失控和迷途，人可能被裹挟，文明可能被裁剪。我们认为，互联网发展的最终目的，必须是促进人的全面发展。我们倡议构建网络空间命运共同体，就是希望互联网相关技术能够增强人的能力、拓展人的选择、彰显人的价值、增进人的福祉，而不能让人成为技术的附庸，更不能让技术加剧人类发展的分化。从这一考量出发，有几个问题尤其值得关注。

Driven by AI and other new technologies, the Internet is evolving at a pace one could never have imagined, and its development now stands at a crossroads: should it go for technological supremacy or take a people-centered approach? Many worry that if we fall into the trap of believing that technology is omnipotent and allow technological logic to overwhelm the humanistic spirit, innovation will spin out of control and lose its way, individuals may be swept along, and civilization may be trimmed to fit. We believe the ultimate purpose of Internet development must be to promote people’s all-round development. Our initiative to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace is intended to ensure that Internet-related technologies enhance people’s capabilities, expand their choices, affirm human worth, and improve their well-being — rather than make people subordinate to technology, still less allow technology to exacerbate divisions in human development. With this in mind, several issues deserve particular attention.

一是“人与机器”的关系之辨。万物智联的条件下，互联网将人与机器深度相联，传统的人与机器之间“使用与被使用”的关系越发模糊，很多过去只有人类才能完成的活动逐渐被机器所替代。现在有不少人说，“机器越来越像人，而人却越来越像机器”。这引发了人被机器所操控的担忧，带来了人类何去何从的危机感。技术大爆发的时代，人与机器如何相处，如何确保技术始终处于人类控制之下，如何保持“人之为人”的精神和特质，成为亟待应对的新挑战。互联网和人工智能应该是人的能力延伸，是解放人的手段，而不应成为对人的全面取代。无论互联网多么强大、人工智能多么“类人”，都必须坚持人的主导性，让机器始终成为人类的可信工具，帮助人类实现更高质量的就业和自身发展。

First, the entangled relationship between humans and machines. In an era of intelligent connectivity, the Internet is connecting people and machines ever more deeply, and the traditional relationship of “using and being used” between them is becoming increasingly blurred. Activities that once only humans could perform are gradually being taken over by machines. Many now say, “Machines are becoming more and more like humans, while humans are becoming more and more like machines.” This has fueled fears that humans will be controlled by machines and created a sense of crisis about where humanity is headed. In this age of technological explosion, how do humans coexist with machines, how to ensure that technology remains under human control, and how to preserve the spirit and qualities that make us human? These have become urgent new challenges. The Internet and AI should extend human capabilities and serve as means of liberation, not as wholesale replacements for people. However powerful the Internet becomes, and however “human-like” AI may be, human agency must remain paramount. Machines must remain trustworthy tools that help people achieve higher-quality employment and develop themselves more fully.

二是“算法模型”的伦理之思。算法模型虽是人工智能的重要标识，但也已渗透到了互联网的方方面面。互联网运用算法模型来服务人，也潜移默化地影响人，在带来高效率的同时，也对传统的人文精神和人类伦理形成冲击。人们时常感叹，“算法比你自己更了解你”。当算法只认效率优先，普通劳动者就可能被困在系统之中。当大数据杀熟侵害权益，公平诚信的价值原则就可能遭受破坏。当算法偏见放大分歧，社会对立就可能加剧。当信息茧房固化认知，多样知识和文化交流就可能受到阻碍。人类发展实践表明，工具理性和价值理性不可偏废，技术不应只追求效率至上，更应承载人文精神、坚持向上向善。要用全人类共同价值筑牢新技术发展底座，使新技术更好服务人的意志、满足人的需求、遵循人类社会的道德准则。

Second, the ethical implications of algorithms and models. Algorithms and models are the signature of AI, yet they have seeped into every corner of the Internet. The Internet employs them to serve us and also to quietly shape us. They bring efficiency, but also unsettle traditional humanistic spirit and human ethics. People often lament, “The algorithm knows you better than you know yourself.” When algorithms put efficiency above all else, ordinary workers may get trapped in the system. When big-data price discrimination tramples on rights and interests, the principles of fairness and honesty may be undermined. When algorithmic bias widens differences, social division may intensify. When information cocoons harden our views, knowledge diversity and cultural exchange may get impeded. As human development has shown, instrumental rationality and value rationality must go hand in hand; technology should not chase efficiency alone; more importantly, it must carry a humanistic core and stay positive. We must underpin new technologies with the common values of humanity so that they can better serve human will, meet human needs, and observe the moral code of human society.

三是“数实融合”的安全之虞。互联网连接万事万物、联通现实与虚拟，为人类社会提供了前所未有的便利和机遇，同时也带来前所未有的安全风险。新的安全风险一旦爆发，其范围更广、方式更加隐蔽，现实冲击也愈加难以预测。网络攻击、数据窃取影响社会稳定运行，模型“幻觉”、数据“投毒”干扰社会客观认知，深度伪造、虚假信息冲击社会信任。在数实融合不断加速的今天，智能电网、智能家居、智能工厂等遍布生产生活各类场景，迫切需要更加可控的技术创新、更加严密的安全防范、更加充分的协同合作，更好统筹发展和安全，共同维护人类社会的和平安宁。

Third, the security risks of digital-physical integration. The Internet links everything and connects the real and virtual worlds. While bringing unprecedented convenience and opportunities to the human society, it also causes unprecedented security risks. New security risks, once materialized, would have wider impacts in more covert ways, with real-world consequences ever harder to predict. Cyberattacks and data theft undermine social stability; model hallucinations and data poisoning distort public perception of reality; deepfakes and disinformation corrode public trust. As digital-physical integration speeds up, smart grids, smart homes, and smart factories have become part of our daily work and life. It is therefore imperative for us to have more controllable technology innovation, more robust security safeguards, and more comprehensive cooperation, so as to better balance development with security and jointly maintain peace and security of the human society.

四是“数智鸿沟”的公平之治。技术进步带来新的发展红利，但也可能形成新的不平等和发展鸿沟，缺乏网络覆盖的地区可能成为“数字孤岛”，数字素养不足的人群可能陷入“数字困境”。尤其是人工智能等新技术的发展能级更高、迭代速度更快，马太效应也更明显。现在，全球还有20多亿人没有接入互联网。各国在人工智能大模型、高质量数据集、高性能算力、高速率通信网络等方面差距很大，如果不采取有效措施，南北发展失衡、社会贫富分化可能进一步加剧，最终可能演变成为时代裂痕。如何让技术进步的成果真正为全社会成员共享，确保新技术成为造福世界的公共产品，是关系全人类共同福祉的时代课题。

Fourth, the quest for fairness in addressing the digital and AI divide. The advance of technology brings new development dividends, but it can also breed new inequalities and development gaps. Areas without Internet access may turn into isolated “digital islands”; people short on digital literacy may fall into “digital predicaments.” Most notably, with higher capability and faster iteration, the development of AI and other new technologies would magnify the Matthew Effect. Today, more than two billion people worldwide are still offline. In large AI models, high-quality datasets, high-performance computing power, and high-speed communication networks, a huge gap exists between countries. Without effective measures, the North-South development imbalance and the wealth divide could grow wider and ultimately evolve into a rift of our times. How can we ensure that the fruits of technological progress reach everyone in society and that new technologies become public goods benefiting the whole world? That is the defining question of our times, one that bears on the well-being of all humanity.

三、携手构建网络空间命运共同体

III. We need to jointly build a community with a shared future in cyberspace.

当世界连成一体，当机器开始思考，人类的前途命运从未如此紧密地联系在一起。面对新与旧转换、危与机并存、变与不变同在的时代大势，没有任何国家能够独善其身。国际社会需要凝聚共识、相向而行，携手构建内涵更加丰富的网络空间命运共同体。

When our world becomes an interconnected whole and the machine begins to have a mind of its own, humanity’s future is more closely intertwined than ever before. Living in an era where the old gives way to the new, risks coexist with opportunities, and changes unfold alongside constancy, no country can prosper on its own. Members of the international community must forge stronger consensus and move in the same direction to jointly build a community with a shared future in cyberspace that is more substantive in content.

第一，坚持科技赋能，开拓新的发展空间。互联网和人工智能快速发展带来重大机遇，我们应当加大科技创新力度，鼓励开源开放，加强联合攻关，支持新技术新产品规模化应用。中国将继续坚持开门搞创新，促进技术转移和知识分享，与各国一道打造开放包容、充满活力的全球数字创新生态，共同推动互联网创新发展，为全球经济增长注入新动能。

First, we should harness the power of technology to open new grounds for development. The rapid advance of the Internet and AI brings significant opportunities. We should bolster scientific and technological innovation, encourage open source and openness, strengthen collaborative research and support large-scale application of new technologies and products. China will continue to pursue open innovation, promote technology transfer and knowledge sharing, and work with all to build an open, inclusive and dynamic global ecosystem for digital innovation, push for innovative development of the Internet and cultivate new drivers for global growth.

第二，坚持可信可控，筑牢数字安全屏障。技术创新越是加速，安全缰绳越要握紧。我们应当坚持共同、综合、合作、可持续的安全观，全面加强数字领域安全务实合作，防止技术失控滥用。同时，要反对泛化国家安全概念，反对构筑“数字铁幕”。中国将始终尊重各国网络安全合理关切，与各国同舟共济应对安全挑战，共同筑牢数字安全屏障。

Second, we should ensure credibility and controllability to strengthen the shields of digital security. The faster technology innovates, the more we need to keep a tight rein on security. We should stay committed to promoting common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and step up practical cooperation to ensure security across the digital domain and prevent the loss of control and abuse of technology. Meanwhile, we need to oppose overstretching the concept of national security and erecting digital iron curtains. China will respect the legitimate cybersecurity concerns of all countries and work with all in the world to confront security challenges and strengthen the safeguards for digital security. 

第三，坚持普惠均衡，推动数字红利共享。弥合数智鸿沟，事关全球公平发展和长远发展。我们应当充分关注各国特别是全球南方国家诉求，更大力度推动普惠发展，防止产生新的不公。中国将积极落实全球发展倡议，支持全球南方国家建设数字基础设施、培养数字技能人才、提升数字技术能力，让数智化红利更好惠及全球。

Third, we should pursue universally beneficial and balanced development to promote the sharing of digital dividends. Bridging the digital and AI divide is vital for the equitable and long-term development of the world. We should pay full attention to the demands of various countries, particularly those from the Global South, and redouble our efforts to promote universally beneficial development and prevent new forms of injustice. China will actively implement the Global Development Initiative, and support the Global South countries in building digital infrastructure, cultivating digital talents and enhancing digital capacity, so that digital and AI dividends could better benefit the world.

第四，坚持开放对话，完善多边治理体系。各国网络空间治理理念和路径不尽相同，在一些问题上存在分歧是正常的，应当加强协同合作，不能人为加剧摩擦。我们应当践行真正的多边主义，寻找最大公约数，推动全球互联网治理朝着更加公正合理的方向前进。中国将坚持共商共建共享，积极搭建对话协商平台，为完善网络空间治理贡献更多中国智慧。

Fourth, we should advance open dialogue to improve the multilateral governance system. Given the different approaches and pathways adopted by countries to conduct cyberspace governance, it is only natural for them to disagree on certain issues. The important thing is to strengthen coordination and cooperation rather than deliberately escalate friction. We should practice true multilateralism, maximize common interests and promote more just and equitable global Internet governance. China will actively build dialogue platforms based on the principle of extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, and contribute more Chinese wisdom to improving cyberspace governance. 

女士们、先生们、朋友们，互联网发展的速度、带来的变化是惊人的，乌镇就是这一巨变的生动缩影。这座粉墙黛瓦、小桥流水的千年古镇，现在已成为引领互联网发展潮流的世界舞台。在这里，历史积淀与时代变革相互激荡，人文精神与科技力量交相辉映，思想共识与实践行动有机统一。在这里，我们触摸到前沿技术产业的跳动脉搏，领略到数智赋能迸发的强大力量，感受到交流合作结出的累累硕果。一样的古镇，不一样的乌镇。我们期待乌镇的互联网之光更加熠熠生辉。置身奔涌向前的数智浪潮，中国愿同国际社会一道，推动数智技术更好服务全球发展、增进人类福祉。

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Friends, 

The leapfrog development of the Internet and the changes that come with it are truly mind-blowing, and Wuzhen is living proof of such great transformation. This millennium-old water town, which was known for its whitewashed walls, dark-tiled roofs and serene waterside setting, has developed into a global pacesetter of Internet development. Here in Wuzhen, historical traditions meet contemporary transformations, humanistic values inspire advanced science and technology, and shared visions translate into concerted actions. Here in Wuzhen, we feel the beating pulse of cutting-edge industries, witness the immense power of digital and intelligent technologies, and harvest the bumper fruits of global cooperation. It is the same Wuzhen, but a brand-new town. We hope the light of Internet will shine ever brighter in Wuzhen. Riding the digital and intelligent tide, China will work with the international community to ensure that digital and intelligent technologies better serve global development and the well-being of all humanity. 

预祝本届世界互联网大会乌镇峰会圆满成功！谢谢大家！

I wish the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit a full success. Thank you!