China State Council reviews AI agenda and teacher and pricing law drafts
The October 16 meeting decided to send two law drafts to the national legislature’s standing committee and called for coordinating AI computing and electricity supply.
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China’s government reported on October 17 that the State Council reviewed progress on the AI Plus initiative at its executive meeting the previous day. The meeting called for algorithm innovation, better data supply and coordinated development of computing capacity and electricity supply, alongside risk assessment tailored to different industries.
The council approved in principle a Teachers Law revision draft and a Pricing Law amendment draft for submission to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. Safeguarding teacher pay and rights and curbing disorderly low-price competition were among the issues. It also decided to change provisions in 14 administrative regulations and repeal four others; commencement dates were not stated.
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China State Council reviews AI agenda and teacher and pricing law drafts
| Administrative regulations with provisions to be amended | 14 | 2026-10-16 |
| Other regulations selected for repeal | 4 | 2026-10-16 |
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Counts identify the regulations covered by the meeting’s decision, not amendments already in force or implementation completed. The meeting was October 16; the source release was October 17.
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- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricityenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
- ElectricitySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricityenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
- Artificial intelligenceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: AIenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
- Computing and information technologySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: computingenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
- TeachersSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: teacherenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
- Politics and governmentSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlyenglish.www.gov.cn ↗
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- China · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredenglish.www.gov.cn ↗