TREE NEWS update: China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Nov. 3 that internet technology should enhance human capabilities and must not aggravate the divide in human development, responding to a question on the 2026 World Internet Conference opening in Wuzhen. The conference, themed “Open Source, Open Collaboration, Shared Benefits — Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace,” focuses on frontier issues in the digital-intelligence era, particularly AI development practices and governance. Mao also addressed risks including technology misuse, the digital divide and pan-securitization.
China Says Internet Tech Must Empower People, Not Widen Digital Divide
AI take
The framing from Beijing ties AI governance to a development-equity argument rather than a purely technical one, which positions China's Wuzhen platform as a venue for shaping norms around access and technology misuse. The explicit mention of pan-securitization signals a critique of security-driven restrictions on cross-border tech, a theme that resonates with emerging-market digital agendas. Whether this language translates into concrete governance proposals, or remains declaratory, is the open question to watch as the conference proceeds.
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