China’s Intelligent Communication Forum brings media and AI discussions to Wuxi
The 2026 China International Intelligent Communication Forum is taking place in Wuxi from November 8 to 10, bringing together media, technology, cultural and international cooperation discussions. China Media Group and the Jiangsu provincial government are jointly organizing the event.
- The 2026 CIICF is taking place in Wuxi from November 8 to 10.
- China Media Group and the Jiangsu provincial government are jointly organizing the forum.
- The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is publishing a report on Chinese cities’ international intelligent communication capabilities.
- The Wuxi Initiative calls for an open, inclusive and collaborative global communication ecosystem.
- The program includes discussions on AI-generated content, digital culture, media transformation and international cooperation.
Report examines intelligent communication in Chinese cities
During the forum, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is publishing the 2026 Report on the Development of International Intelligent Communication Capabilities of Chinese Cities. The report examines the main characteristics and current challenges facing international intelligent communication in Chinese cities, as well as innovative directions for future development.
The forum is also hosting the launch of a new episode in the original series Global Youth Talk. Representatives of key cultural-industry projects in Wuxi are signing agreements on stage, linking the event to local cultural development as well as broader discussions about communication and technology.
Wuxi initiative calls for a global communication ecosystem
The event is launching the Wuxi Initiative of the China International Intelligent Communication Forum. According to the announcement, the initiative calls on all parties to work together to build a new global ecosystem for intelligent communication based on openness, inclusion, collaboration and mutual benefits.
The forum’s agenda covers intelligent communication and media transformation, technological innovation and industrial development, mutual learning between civilizations, and international cooperation. Participants are seeking shared views on the future development of the field.
Speakers include scientists, media and visual-effects executives
Among the guests presenting theoretical views and practical perspectives are Lu Bingheng, chairman of the National Technical Committee for Additive Manufacturing Standardization, director of the National Innovation Center for Additive Manufacturing and a professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University; Michael Levitt, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and a member of the US 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, former senior vice president of Lucasfilm and former president of Industrial Light & Magic.
Their participation places scientific research, information technology, media production and visual effects within the same forum program. The announcement says the guests and other participants are exchanging views on how communication and media are changing alongside technological and industrial development.
Parallel events extend the forum’s focus
The program includes the 2026 International Communication Forum on Digital Culture, a forum on digital and intelligent industries related to artificial intelligence-generated content, and the Wuxi Dialogue on international communication at the local level.
Other activities include a closed-door dialogue among industry participants, the Film Music • Wuxi Night gala, and the 2026 international media tour Discover China Through the Perspectives of Wuxi. Together with the report, cultural agreements and the Wuxi Initiative, these events make the forum a platform for discussing communication, content, technology and international cooperation from both local and global perspectives.
