China AI Law
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Court and tribunal rules
- Chinese Supreme People’s Court AI-disputes opinions (2026) — Fa Fa [2026] No. 10, released September 7, 2026; guidance for adjudication under existing laws.
Guidance and frameworks
- China AI Safety Governance Framework — version 3.0 released September 14, 2026; nonbinding guidance on AI risks, human control and international coordination.
September 15, 2026: AI-service enforcement
On September 15, 2026, China’s Cyberspace Administration announced enforcement cases involving AI services. It said authorities ordered a Sichuan company’s WeChat mini-program offline for missing visible and metadata-based labels on AI-generated content and failing to complete required safety assessment. The program offered AI text conversations and image generation.[1][2]
The announcement separately described a Jiangsu company operating two websites that relayed requests to multiple large-model APIs. Authorities ordered rectification and issued a warning for failure to conduct the required safety assessment. September 15 is the announcement date; the notice does not specify the dates of the individual enforcement decisions.[1]
See September 15 digest coverage.
Historical legislative coverage
- Cybersecurity Law Amendments — January 1, 2026 coverage.
Policy overviews
- China policy on catastrophic AI risk — Comparison of prevention, oversight, human control and international cooperation.
International directory
- International Legislation — country and regional coverage.
AI and employment: October 2026 policy opinion
The State Council General Office’s opinion, dated October 16, 2026, calls for employment-risk assessments when reviewing market-entry AI projects with potentially substantial job impacts, and context-specific assessment elsewhere. It encourages businesses to explore unemployment buffer periods, advance notice and transition support. It also calls for action under existing law against algorithmic employment discrimination, deceptive recruitment and violations of privacy and rest rights. These are policy directions, not a uniform statutory layoff procedure.[3]
The broader programme includes job creation, training, employment services, social protection and risk monitoring.[4] See Original October 24 news coverage and International directory.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cyberspace Administration of China, enforcement case announcement, September 15, 2026, cases 9–10 (Chinese).
- ↑ Barbara Li, IAPP, “Notes from the Asia-Pacific region: AI, privacy and cyber enforcement in Greater China, Hong Kong,” September 17, 2026 (contributed analysis).
- ↑ State Council General Office, 国办发〔2026〕29号, October 16, 2026; official republication October 24; complete opinion reviewed, especially tasks 6, 7 and 13.
- ↑ Hubei human-resources department / Xinhua, October 23 account; complete body reviewed.