China’s Intelligent Communication Forum Opens in Wuxi

Jointly organized by China Media Group and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, the forum includes the release of a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The “2026 Report on the Development of Chinese Cities’ International Intelligent Communication Capabilities” examines key characteristics, current challenges and innovative approaches in the field. Organizers also launched a new episode of the original franchise “Global Youth Talk,” while representatives of major Wuxi cultural industry projects signed agreements on stage.

The forum unveiled the “Wuxi Initiative of the China International Intelligent Communication Forum,” which calls for cooperation to build a global ecosystem for intelligent communication that is open, inclusive, collaborative and mutually beneficial.

Among the speakers are Lu Bingheng, chairman of the National Technical Committee on Additive Manufacturing Standardization, director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center and professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University; Michael Levitt, Nobel laureate in Chemistry and member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Ge Yuefeng, deputy general manager of China Time and Space Information Group Co., Ltd.; and Scott Ross, founder of Digital Domain and former senior executive at Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. Their discussions covered intelligent communication and media transformation, technological innovation and industrial development, and mutual learning among civilizations and international cooperation.

Side events include the 2026 Forum on the International Communication of Digital Culture, the AIGC Digital and Intelligent Industries Forum, the “Wuxi Dialogue” on local international communication, a closed-door industry dialogue, the “Film Music • Wuxi Night” gala and the 2026 “Experience China Insights from Wuxi” International Media Tour.