On September 5, 2026, Consul General Sun Yan attended the launch ceremony of the AI Tutor Initiative at the University of South Asia. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Asia, Chairperson of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Chairperson of the Punjab Higher Education Commission, among other guests, were present at the event.

  CG Sun Yan congratulated the official launch of the Initiative. He noted that in July this year, President Xi Jinping pointed out at the 2026 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance that all countries should uphold the people-centered and AI-for-good philosophy, enable artificial intelligence to serve as an important driving force for advancing common prosperity and safeguarding shared security, and work together to foster a fair and reasonable global AI governance system. China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Pakistan in scientific and technological innovation, talent development and other fields, and jointly build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.

  Participants remarked that the AI Tutor Initiative constitutes an important measure to advance the digital transformation of education. They expressed their expectation of strengthening exchanges and cooperation with China on artificial intelligence, contributing to further deepening the Pakistan-China friendship.