AI governance — China
Every requirement in the theme as a row, with the provision, the deadline and the supervisor in this jurisdiction.
The question this page answers
We put an AI service into production in three markets, which classification, which registration and which human oversight applies in the EU, the United States and China?
Requirement rows
- Classification of the system
Interim Measures for Generative AI Services
art. 2 och 6
The measures reach services offered to the public in China, and services with public opinion capability must undergo a security assessment.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
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- Registration and filing
Provisions on Algorithmic Recommendations och GenAI-åtgärderna
art. 24 respektive art. 17
The algorithm is filed in the regulator's register, and generative services with public opinion capability are assessed before launch.
- Deadline:
- Ten working days from providing the service
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
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- Transparency towards the user
Measures for the Labelling of AI-Generated Synthetic Content
art. 4 och 5
Generated content must carry both a visible label and a label in the file metadata.
- Deadline:
- From 1 September 2025
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
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- Data and training
Interim Measures for Generative AI Services
art. 7
Training data must come from a lawful source, respect intellectual property and contain no prohibited material.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
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- Human oversight
Interim Measures for Generative AI Services
art. 9 och 14
The provider carries content producer responsibility, must stop unlawful generation and report to the authority.
- Deadline:
- Ongoing, for as long as the processing continues
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
Read 2026-08-22
- Supervision and penalty
Interim Measures for Generative AI Services
art. 21
The authority may order rectification and suspend the service, and liability under PIPL, the Data Security Law and the Cybersecurity Law applies in parallel.
- Deadline:
- No deadline stated
- Penalty:
- Order to rectify, warning, suspension of the service and a fine
- Supervision:
- Cyberspace Administration of China
Read 2026-08-22
Connections
Sources and review
Register version crossover-v1.0.0 · Read 2026-08-22
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