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China's Catalog of Technologies Prohibited from Export: AI entries
中国禁止出口技术目录新增人工智能相关条目
·Published 2026-10-23·Checked by 管理员 on 2026-10-27
An appendix to a Xinhua article lists China's "Technologies Prohibited from Export", with several entries covering capabilities of general-purpose AI agents. Commentators read the descriptions as corresponding to systems approaching AGI-level capabilities. The list restricts export of these AI technologies on cyber-security grounds.
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What to do
LegalMap the company's models and technologies against the prohibited export catalog entries
EveryonePause outbound transfers, open-source releases, and overseas deployments involving listed technologies pending compliance assessment
ComplianceEstablish an AI technology export licensing and approval workflow
FinanceAssess overseas revenue dependent on restricted technologies and plan alternatives
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