Official data showed that in 2025, a total of 14,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China's technology research and technical services sector, up 27.2 percent year on year.

　　"What China's technologies and products in emerging areas bring to the world are not shocks or threats, but opportunities and empowerment," Li added.

　　The premier also pledged deeper international collaboration on AI governance, voicing concern over the swift advance of AI that has significantly improved the efficiency of innovation but at the same time amplified risks ranging from technological runaway to ethical lapses.

　　"China will continue to participate in global governance of AI and other sectors responsibly and constructively, work with all parties to improve institutional rules, strengthen oversight and effectively manage potential risks," he added.

　　(Reporting by Mu Xuyao, Hui Peipei, Hong Jing, Yang Qing, Jiang Zhaochen, Zhao Yong, Liu Bin and Ma Haoran; Video editors: Zhang Mocheng, Li Qin, Liang Wanshan and Zhao Tianlin)