China: National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee cybersecurity standards covering operational security and automated decision-making

Progress

Current status
adopted
01 Oct 2025 in force
28 Mar 2025 adopted

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
other service provider
software provider: other software
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Oct 2025
in force

6 cybersecurity national standards covering operational security and automated decision-making enter into force

On 1 October 2025, 6 cybersecurity national standards developed by the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee enter into force. They address a range of cybersecurity and data governance issues. These include technical spec…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
28 Mar 2025
adopted

State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardisation Administration adopted 6 cybersecurity national standards (Announcement No. 6 of 2025)

On 28 March 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China issued the National Standard Announcement (No. 6 of 2025), approving 6 national cybersecurity standards developed under the supervision …

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body