# China’s industry ministry outlines an AI-plus-software action plan

> China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a press conference on 11 September about its “AI + Software” special action plan. The ministry said it had prepared the plan to support development of the software and information-services industries.

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- Published: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-09-11
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The plan calls for better AI coding tools, upgrades to foundational and industrial software, and support for general, specialized and sectoral software agents. Computing services, high-quality datasets and open-source collaboration are also among its workstreams.

The ministry targets application coverage of 20,000 large software enterprises and 100 benchmark software-agent applications in key industries by 2028. These are future policy targets, rather than reported adoption outcomes.

## Data

### AI and software policy

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a press conference on 11 September about its “AI + Software” special action plan. The ministry said it had prepared the plan to support development of the software and information-services industries.

Methodology: Based on the ministry’s press-conference record dated 11 September 2026. The announcement is recorded as an occurred event; the 2028 application counts are policy targets.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | MIIT briefed on its AI-plus-software action plan | The ministry held a press conference on the action plan on 11 September. | occurred |

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## Sources

- [Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China](<https://wap.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfbh/bxwfbh/art/2026/art_95c0b992336a4cb1b87ec3ccc576a669.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-11)

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