On May 12, 2025, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the Second Workshop on AI Capacity Building at Tsinghua University.

Ma Zhaoxu said, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global AI Governance Initiative, contributing China's solution and wisdom for the question of the times, and charting the course for global AI governance, which carries great historical and practical relevance. All countries should uphold the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, adhere to innovation and openness, fairness and inclusiveness, and collaborative governance, deliver on the Global AI Governance Initiative, and make AI an international public good for all.

Ma Zhaoxu pointed out that China is an active advocate, promoter and pioneer of AI capacity building. It has prioritized the follow-up implementation of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly resolution on enhancing international cooperation on AI capacity building, announced the AI Capacity-Building Action Plan for Good and for All, and set up the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building. Ma Zhaoxu expressed his anticipation that all parties will further build consensus, promote cooperation and achieve common development.

U.N. Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Singh Gill delivered a video speech, emphasizing that the AI resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly with China's promotion is of milestone significance. He expressed the hope that the workshop will contribute to advancing global AI governance and international cooperation on AI.

Co-chair of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building and Zambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chola Milambo said, China has played a leading role in helping the Global South enhance its AI capacity-building, and the workshop is extremely significant for following through on the Global Digital Compact and the U.N. General Assembly resolution.

Secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee Qiu Yong and Vice Mayor of Beijing Municipality Ma Jun attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Nearly 40 countries and regional organizations sent representatives to participate in the training.