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🔴Illinois HB 3773IN EFFECTUp to ~$70K/violation|🔴Texas TRAIGA (HB 149)IN EFFECTAG-enforced|🔴Utah AI Policy ActIN EFFECT$2,500/violation|⚠️Colorado AI Act (SB 205)Jan 1, 2027AG-enforced|⚠️California SB 942Aug 2, 2026$5K/day|⚠️EU AI Act Art. 50Aug 2, 2026€35M or 7% revenue|⚠️New York RAISE ActJan 1, 2027AG civil penalties|
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AI Laws in China

China regulates AI through a stack of binding, sector-specific rules from the Cyberspace Administration (CAC) rather than one omnibus law. Businesses providing generative-AI, algorithmic-recommendation, or deep-synthesis services to the Chinese public must ensure content legality, complete algorithm filings and security assessments, verify real-name user identity, and — since September 1, 2025 — apply both explicit (visible) and implicit (metadata) labels to all AI-generated content.

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Applicable laws

📜 Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (effective Aug 15, 2023)
📜 Provisions on Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services (Jan 2023)
📜 Algorithm Recommendation Provisions (March 2022)
📜 Measures for Labeling AI-Generated Synthetic Content + GB 45438-2025 (effective Sept 1, 2025)

Penalty: No fixed fine in the Generative AI Measures; violations enforced via Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law and PIPL (warnings, rectification, service suspension)

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AI-specific legislation (7)

Updated September 5, 2026

Bills and instruments in China whose own subject is artificial intelligence or automated decision-making, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. See our scope definition.

《人工智能拟人化互动服务管理暂行办法》(国家互联网信息办公室等令第21号) — Interim Measures for the Administration of AI Anthropomorphic Interactive ServicesInterim Measures
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关于印发《人工智能生成合成内容标识办法》的通知Administrative Provisions
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GB 45438-2025 《网络安全技术 人工智能生成合成内容标识方法》 (Cybersecurity technology — Labeling method for content generated by artificial intelligence)Mandatory National Standard
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生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法Administrative Provisions
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Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence ServicesInterim Measures
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国家互联网信息办公室等三部门发布《互联网信息服务深度合成管理规定》Administrative Provisions
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Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information ServicesAdministrative Provisions
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Recent AI law developments in China

Updated August 31, 2026

Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in China. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.

It feels like early COVID : The messy scramble to regulate AIWorld Economic Forum · CC BY 3.0 · via wikimedia
It feels like early COVID : The messy scramble to regulate AI

Coverage from cnn.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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EU strict AI law raises the bar for global regulationWorld Economic Forum · CC BY 3.0 · via wikimedia
EU strict AI law raises the bar for global regulation

Coverage from arabnews.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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The EU AI Act has a global reach , but leaves European innovation behindUS Mission Geneva · CC BY-ND 2.0 · via flickr
The EU AI Act has a global reach , but leaves European innovation behind

Coverage from businesstimes.com.sg on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Human Control over AI WeaponsNASA Goddard Photo and Video · CC BY 2.0 · via nasa
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Human Control over AI Weapons

Coverage from breitbart.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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Indonesia planned copyright law puts Google , AI platforms on notice - PoliticsNewcastle Libraries · CC CC0 1.0 · via flickr
Indonesia planned copyright law puts Google , AI platforms on notice - Politics

Coverage from thejakartapost.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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High-risk industries to watch in China

🏥 Healthcare
🏦 Finance
👔 HR & Hiring
🛡️ Insurance
⚖️ Legal
🎓 Education

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