# China — AI Law & Policy Updates

> Source: <https://ai-law-tracker.com/global/china>
> Published: 2026-07-16 00:00:00+00:00

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) — **Status: Multiple sector rules in force**

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.

**Recent developments:**