Shenyang, People's Daily Online launch AI talent cultivation initiative

Sun Hongwei, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shenyang Municipal Committee and head of its Organization Department, and Fan Zhengwei, president of People's Daily Online, unveil a joint artificial intelligence (AI) talent cultivation initiative in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Oct. 17, 2026.

Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, and People's Daily Online jointly launched an artificial intelligence (AI) talent development initiative on Oct. 17.

Sun Hongwei, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shenyang Municipal Committee and head of its Organization Department, and Fan Zhengwei, president of People's Daily Online, unveiled the initiative at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Northeast Asia (Shenyang) Conference on Exchange of Professionals and AI-Empowered Industrial Development Conference.

Leveraging the resources of the State Key Laboratory of Communication Content Cognition under People's Daily Online, the initiative will offer structured training programs. It aims to establish a complete talent development system and accelerate the cultivation of AI professionals in Shenyang.

A strong AI talent pool is essential to developing new quality productive forces and driving industrial transformation and upgrading.