{"slug":"china","name":"China","short_name":"China","iso_code":"CN","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Asia","subregion":"Eastern Asia","overview":"These measures govern generative AI services offered to the public in China, whether producing text, images, audio or video. These measures require providers of AI generation and synthesis services to attach explicit labels (visible text, audio or graphic notices) and implicit labels (embedded metadata) to generated text, images, audio, video and virtual scenes. This State Council policy document (Guofa [2025] No.","regulatory_status_summary":"Instruments on record: Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (2023, regulation, in force); Measures for Labeling Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content (2025, regulation, in force); Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the 'AI Plus' Action (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services, Measures for Labeling Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content. Strategy or guidance: Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the 'AI Plus' Action.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services","publisher":"Cyberspace Administration of China","url":"https://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-07/13/c_1690898327029107.htm","document_date":"2023-07-13","document_type":"legislation","tier":1},{"title":"Measures for Labeling Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content","publisher":"Cyberspace Administration of China","url":"https://www.cac.gov.cn/2025-03/14/c_1743654684782215.htm","document_date":"2025-03-14","document_type":"legislation","tier":1},{"title":"Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the 'AI Plus' Action","publisher":"Central People's Government of the PRC (gov.cn)","url":"https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/202508/content_7037861.htm","document_date":"2025-08-26","document_type":"strategy","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":[],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/china","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-07/13/c_1690898327029107.htm","source_title":"Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services","source_publisher":"Cyberspace Administration of China","source_document_date":"2023-07-13","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Generated from the source-backed legacy dataset; overview composed from the listed instruments. Reviewer to add regulators and refine.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"china-interim-measures-for-the-management-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-services","id":"AIPT-POL-0046","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0046","title":"Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services","short_title":"Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services","jurisdiction":"china","instrument_type":"regulation","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Cyberspace Administration of China with NDRC, Ministry of Education, MOST, MIIT, Ministry of Public Security and NRTA","summary_plain":"These measures govern generative AI services offered to the public in China, whether producing text, images, audio or video. Providers must use lawfully sourced training data, take steps against discrimination, protect personal information, label generated content, handle user complaints and ensure outputs comply with content rules. Services with public-opinion or social-mobilisation capacity must complete security assessments and algorithm filing. The measures took effect on 15 August 2023.","adopted_on":"2023-07-13","in_force_on":"2023-08-15","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-07/13/c_1690898327029107.htm","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/china-interim-measures-for-the-management-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-services"},{"slug":"china-measures-for-labeling-artificial-intelligence-generated-and-synthetic-content","id":"AIPT-POL-0047","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0047","title":"Measures for Labeling Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content","short_title":"Measures for Labeling Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content","jurisdiction":"china","instrument_type":"regulation","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Cyberspace Administration of China with MIIT, Ministry of Public Security and NRTA","summary_plain":"These measures require providers of AI generation and synthesis services to attach explicit labels (visible text, audio or graphic notices) and implicit labels (embedded metadata) to generated text, images, audio, video and virtual scenes. Platforms distributing content must check for and preserve labels, users must declare AI-generated material, and removing or forging labels is prohibited. Compliance is checked during algorithm filing and security assessments. The measures took effect on 1 September 2025.","adopted_on":"2025-03-14","in_force_on":"2025-09-01","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.cac.gov.cn/2025-03/14/c_1743654684782215.htm","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/china-measures-for-labeling-artificial-intelligence-generated-and-synthetic-content"},{"slug":"china-opinions-of-the-state-council-on-deepening-the-implementation-of-the-ai-plus-action","id":"AIPT-POL-0048","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0048","title":"Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the 'AI Plus' Action","short_title":"Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the 'AI Plus' Action","jurisdiction":"china","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"State Council of the People's Republic of China","summary_plain":"This State Council policy document (Guofa [2025] No. 11) sets national targets for AI adoption: broad integration in six priority areas and over 70 percent penetration of intelligent terminals and agents by 2027, over 90 percent by 2030, and a fully intelligent economy and society by 2035. It directs actions in science and technology, industry, consumption, public welfare, governance and international cooperation, backed by measures on models, data, computing infrastructure, talent, law and safety. It succeeds the 2017 New Generation AI Development Plan as the current headline national AI strategy.","adopted_on":"2025-08-26","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/202508/content_7037861.htm","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/china-opinions-of-the-state-council-on-deepening-the-implementation-of-the-ai-plus-action"}]}