# 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. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Government - Country: China - Published: 2026-10-18T20:24:50+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T20:24:50+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-16 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026.md) 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. ## Data ### China State Council reviews AI agenda and teacher and pricing law drafts Methodology: 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. | Indicator | Regulation count | Decision date | |---|---|---| | Administrative regulations with provisions to be amended | 14 | 2026-10-16 | | Other regulations selected for repeal | 4 | 2026-10-16 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026/data/china-council-regulations-facts?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-state-council-ai-plus-teachers-pricing-drafts-2026/data/china-council-regulations-facts?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [State Council of China / Xinhua]() (Source checked: 2026-10-18; Published: 2026-10-17) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)