A press conference for the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Digital Silk Road Development Forum was held in Beijing on July 6, unveiling the forum's overall arrangements, latest preparations and key highlights.
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC, Sun Daguang, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Zhang Fenghu, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee and head of the Cyberspace Administration of Xi'an, attended the press conference and answered questions from the media. Liang Hao, executive deputy secretary-general of the WIC, chaired the event.
Hosted by the WIC and organized by the Shaanxi provincial government, the 2026 WIC Digital Silk Road Development Forum will be held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, from July 21 to 22.
Under the theme "Pooling Intelligence on the Silk Road, Embarking on a Digital Future — Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," the forum will feature an opening ceremony and thematic forums covering Silk Road E-commerce Cooperation and Development, Collaborative Innovation and Development of AI Agents, Cultural Heritage Preservation and Transmission in the Digital Intelligence Era, Digital and Intelligent Health, among other topics. The event aims to help Belt and Road partner countries strengthen consensus, deepen cooperation and seize new opportunities brought by digital and intelligent development.
