（May 4^th,2026, Geneva）

Dear colleagues,good afternoon.

It is a pleasure to attend the UNIDIR Cyber Stability Conference2026. This year marks the establishment of the first landmark permanent Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security in the United Nations. Looking back at nearly 30 years of the UN's cybersecurity process, there are many valuable lessons to learn from. China believes that there are at least three most important takeaways.

First, we should have political will and strategic understanding to uphold multilateralism. In the interconnected cyberspace, the international community, especially major countries, all recognizes the multilateral system with the UN at its centre and all agrees that no country can work single-handedly, and they are willing to abide by the same set of international rules for cyberspace. This serves as the political foundation for the continued progress of the UN cybersecurity process.

Second, we should stay true to our founding mission and keep pace with the times. UN cybersecurity governance has always adhered to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, with a view to safeguarding sovereignty, peace and security in cyberspace, and preventing cyber conflicts and cyber warfare. Meanwhile, all parities have committed themselves to formulating new international rules on major issues including supply chains, critical infrastructure protection and data security, in light of the unique characteristics of cyberspace. This is a key driving force for the continuous advancement of the UN cybersecurity process.

Third, we should engage in both focused discussions and universally inclusive participation. Successive UN GGEs, with limited participation from member States and in-depth discussions on focused issues, have formulated 11 norms of responsible State behavior in cyberspace. Subsequently, OEWGs with wide participation of all UN member States, have further pooled global consensus and reconfirmed the 11 norms. This is an effective pathway for the UN process to build consensus.

Dear colleagues,

Only by clearly discerning where we stand can we go far. As we speak, emerging technologies such as AI have become key variables in profoundly reshaping the global cybersecurity pattern. The UN cybersecurity process has once again arrived at a historic juncture.

First, frontier AI large models have significantly escalated global cyber threats. Recently, a U.S. AI company released a new generation of large model that demonstrated exceptional cyber capabilities on both offensive and defensive ends. It is foreseeable that more countries will introduce similar models before long. Therefore, compared with model capabilities, how the U.S. manages the security risks of the model is even more concerning. The U.S. large model has only conducted cybersecurity tests among only a small group of companies and institutions. This practice of using corporate rules as a substitute for national rules, and small-circle governance for global governance, will not only increase cyber risks between major countries, but also put the networks of all countries at great risk.

Second, the combination of AI with offensive national cyber strategies will significantly heighten the risk of cyber conflicts between countries. This year, we have seen a certain country openly claimed to use cyber capabilities to damage critical infrastructure of others in the midst of regional conflicts, a wake-up cal1 that the taboo of cyber warfare has been broken. According to media reports, relevant cyber operations have already employed frontier AI large models. AI greatly shortens response time for cyber attacks, and considering the anonymity of cyberspace and the diversity of cyber actors, all these can easily lead to strategic miscalculations between countries, substantially lowering the threshold for cyber frictions or even armed conflicts. Maintaining peace and stability in cyberspace is ever more challenging.

Third, the international system is aready at the risk of collapse. A certain country, instead of respecting international laws, places itself above the United Nations, puts itself first and pursues the law of jungle in the physical world, and also smears and suppresses cyber and digital companies from other countries. All these actions have severely eroded the very foundations of the international order in cyberspace.

Faced with new circumstances and challenges, China bears unique pressure and responsibility. On one hand, we must respond to the unjustified suppression of China's digital development by a certain country. At the same time, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a responsible major country,we must spare no effort to uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law.

In the fields of cyber and AI, President Xi Jinping has put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, the Global Governance Initiative, and the Global AI Governance Initiative, which have charted the course for our future development. In this direction, I’d like to offer three specific suggestions.

First, we need multilateralism to erect guardrails for AI and cybersecurity. We should stay committed to the overarching goal of maintaining peace and security in cyberspace, and ensure that frontier AI models are developed with appropriate guardrails. We should prevent the risks of cybersecurity and geopolitical conflicts that arise form the integration of AI and cyber capabilities by sticking to multilateralism and common rules, and safeguard peace and stability in the digital and intelligent era.

Second, we should cherish and safeguard the international order in cyberspace. We should make good use of the Global Mechanism to maintain order in cyberspace. China believes that we should continue with both focused discussions and universally inclusive participation. The plenary session of the Global Mechanism should advance discussions on the five pillars in a balanced manner, while the dedicated thematic groups can focus on specific and prominent issues. China supports including the impact of AI on cybersecurity in the agenda of the dedicated thematic group that addresses specific challenges in the sphere of ICT security, as well as discussing issues such as data security and supply chain security.

Third, major countries should take the lead in promoting cybersecurity governance in the digital and intelligent era. As President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out, as two major countries, China and the United States have no alternative but to engage with each other, still less can they resort to conflict or confrontation. Both China and the United States are major cyberpowers and have held dedicated dialogues on cybersecurity. China is open to cyber dialogues with the U.S., and is willing to work with the U.S. to build a peaceful, stable, and mutually respectful China-U.S. cyber relationship.

Dear colleagues,

China is ready to work with all to jointly address the challenges that AI poses to cybersecurity, jointly formulate international rules on AI and cybersecurity, and collectively safeguard peace and stability in cyberspace in the digital and intelligent era.

Thank you!