Ministry of Commerce

ON OCTOBER 16TH, THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUED TODAY CIRCULAR NO. 48 OF 2026, IN WHICH THEY MADE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE REVISION OF CHINA ' S DIRECTORY OF EXPORT-RESTRICTED TECHNOLOGIES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CATALOGUE) AND APPLIED INTERIM MEASURES FOR PRE-EXPORT REGISTRATION OF RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. THE PRESS SPOKESMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS POSED BY JOURNALISTS. 1AI THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE HAS THE FOLLOWING TEXT: RESPONSE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 20 OF THE LAW OF THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON FOREIGN TRADE, THE FOREIGN TRADE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE COUNCIL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE COUNCIL, WILL FORMULATE..

ON SEPTEMBER 10, A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THREE AGENCIES, THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND OTHERS, ACCUSED SIX CHINESE AI FIRMS OF DISTILLING AMERICAN MODELS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION TO EXTRACT PROPRIETARY KNOWLEDGE, WHICH THEY CLAIMED WOULD STEAL AMERICAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGIES. ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE, THE MINISTRY'S PRESS SPOKESMAN RESPONDED TO JOURNALISTS ABOUT THE RELEASE OF A CHINESE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY'S INTERNET SECURITY BULLETIN ON DISTILLATION ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, THE US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, THE CYBER SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY AND THE FBI ISSUED A JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT ACCUSING CHINA'S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANIES OF ENGAGING WITH AMERICA..

ON 19 JUNE, ACCORDING TO THE NEWS, IN RECENT DAYS, THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS HAVE JOINTLY ISSUED AN IMPLEMENTATION OPINION ON ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + CONSUMPTION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OPINION). THE CHIEF OF THE MARKET CONSTRUCTION DIVISION OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE READ OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OPINION. THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OBSERVATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE IMPLEMENTATION OBSERVATIONS FOCUS ON THE PROMOTION OF THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH CONSUMPTION DEPTH, WITH A FOCUS ON EXPANDING THE CONSUMPTION OF SMART GOODS, ENABLING SERVICE CONSUMPTION, AND INNOVATIVE CONSUMPTION SCENES, WITH THE NEW DEMONSTRATION OF NEW SERVICES FOR NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS AS A PATH, AND PROPOSE 17 INITIATIVES IN 5 AREAS. - IT'S ABOUT..