[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: 'Open Source' Elevated to APEC Ministerial-Level Cooperation for the First Time] Golden Finance reports that on July 23, the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Digital and Artificial Intelligence Ministerial Meeting press conference was held in Chengdu. Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Li Lecheng, introduced the outcomes of this meeting. Among them, Li Lecheng highlighted that this ministerial meeting has, for the first time, elevated 'open source' to the APEC ministerial-level cooperation framework for emphasis. While recognizing and respecting the importance of intellectual property rights, the meeting encourages member economies to support open source practices and actively participate in international open source community collaborations in the field of artificial intelligence.