China operates the most extensive binding sectoral AI regulatory regime globally, with no single comprehensive AI law. Key instruments include:
–Algorithmic Recommendation Management Provisions (2022);
Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services (2023); Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (2023); and Measures for Labelling AI-Generated and Synthetic Content (effective September 2025), mandating visible and invisible watermarking on synthetic content. Amendments to the Cybersecurity Law adding AI security review requirements entered into force in January 2026.
–A draft comprehensive AI Law has been on the legislative agenda since 2023 but has not been enacted.
–The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is the primary regulator.
https://www.cac.gov.cn/