中國官方媒體《人民日報》在世界人工智慧大會前夕發表評論，強調中國將推動人工智慧成果的共享，同時反對任何將AI技術壟斷化的企圖。文章指出，北京反對將人工智慧作為追求霸權、壟斷資源和製造技術壁壘的工具，並警告一道「AI鐵幕」正在形成。這篇評論為習近平主席在該峰會上的主旨演講定下了基調。

《人民日報》將當前部分國家對AI發展的態度比喻為「石油思維」，即把數據和算力視為稀缺資源加以壟斷，從而築起壁壘、引發不必要的競爭。文章提倡以「水」的思維來發展AI，強調資源共享、服務全人類的根本目標。與此同時，美國正施壓Anthropic等實驗室限制外國獲取前沿模型，而路透社也報導北京正考慮對中國最先進的AI模型實施類似的出口限制措施。

中國的AI開發者如DeepSeek、阿里巴巴的通義千問系列及智譜的GLM系列大多採用開源框架，推動了全球廣泛採用。《人民日報》表示，中國計劃利用本屆世界人工智慧大會促進AI資源的國際交流，並警告全球南北方在數據中心和人才等AI資源方面的差距正在擴大，若不加以干預，這種不平衡將進一步惡化。

China's state newspaper People's Daily published a commentary ahead of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, emphasizing that China will promote the sharing of AI advances while opposing any attempt to monopolize the technology. Beijing warned against using AI as a tool for hegemony, resource domination, and creating technological barriers, cautioning that an "AI Iron Curtain" is emerging. The editorial set the tone for President Xi Jinping's keynote address at the country's premier tech summit.

The People's Daily contrasted an "oil mindset" — in which nations treat data and computing power as scarce resources to be hoarded — with a "water" approach that emphasizes shared resources for the common good. This commentary arrived as Washington pressures American AI labs like Anthropic to restrict foreign access to cutting-edge models on national security grounds, and as Reuters reported that Beijing itself was considering similar measures to limit overseas access to China's most advanced AI models.

Chinese AI developers such as DeepSeek, Alibaba's Qwen series, and Zhipu's GLM series have largely embraced open-source frameworks, accelerating their global adoption. China plans to use the World Artificial Intelligence Conference to promote international exchange of AI resources and highlighted a growing disparity in AI infrastructure and talent between the global north and south. The paper stressed that AI is inherently cross-border and that no country can remain immune to its associated risks and challenges.