Current position
China does not currently have a single, comprehensive artificial intelligence law in force.
Instead, AI is regulated through a combination of sector-specific regulations, administrative measures, and broader data and cybersecurity laws that together form a comprehensive governance framework.
For example, generative AI services are primarily governed by the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (2023), which impose requirements on service providers regarding content legality, security assessments, data protection, and labeling of AI-generated outputs.
In addition, AI systems are also subject to the Algorithmic Recommendation Management Provisions and the Provisions on Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services, which regulate algorithmic transparency, user profiling, and synthetic media such as deepfakes.
Underlying these AI-specific rules are foundational laws such as the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, and Personal Information Protection Law, which govern data handling, security obligations, and privacy compliance in the development and deployment of AI systems.
Together, these instruments create a tightly regulated, state-supervised framework for AI governance in China, even in the absence of a standalone AI statute.