Zhongnanhai Monthly (2026.07) Review of China's Key Governance Priorities in July

In July, General Secretary Xi Jinping carried out a series of intensive activities around major topics such as the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, scientific and technological innovation, global governance of artificial intelligence, flood control and disaster relief, and urban renewal, demonstrating a governance approach centered on the people, driven by innovation, and promoting cooperation through openness. At the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China on July 1, General Secretary Xi Jinping reviewed a century of Partybuilding experience and emphasized keeping in mind the original aspiration and mission and maintaining a fighting spirit. Subsequently, the National Science and Technology Awards Conference was held in Beijing, where the General Secretary stressed that scientific and technological innovation should support and lead Chinese modernization and drive continuous breakthroughs in science and technology. In midJuly, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and HighLevel Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence were held in Shanghai. President Xi Jinping called for strengthening open cooperation and mutual benefit, risk prevention and control, mutual learning among civilizations, and collaboration on global governance, and announced training and cooperation support in artificial intelligence for multiple countries. In the same month, he also met separately with the presidents of Kazakhstan, the prime minister of Thailand, the prime minister of Cambodia, and the UN SecretaryGeneral, exchanging views on the digital economy, infrastructure connectivity, and global cooperation. In terms of people’s livelihood and emergency response, in the face of heavy rainfall and geological disasters in multiple places, General Secretary Xi Jinping called for solid efforts in emergency rescue, treatment of the injured, and resettlement of affected residents; during an i