Progress

Current status
adopted
28 Aug 2025 adopted
06 Jul 2025 processing consultation
24 Jun 2025 in consultation

Scope

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

Timeline of events

28 Aug 2025
adopted

TC260 adopted Guidelines on Identification Methods for AI-Generated Synthetic Image Content

On 28 August 2025, the National Technical Committee on Cybersecurity Standardisation (TC260) adopted the Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guide – Artificial Intelligence Generated Synthetic Content Identification Method: File Metadata Implicit Identi…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
06 Jul 2025
processing consultation

TC260 closed consultation on Guidelines on Identification Methods for AI-Generated Synthetic Image Content

On 6 July 2025, the National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee of China (TC260) closed its public consultation on the draft Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guide—Artificial Intelligence Generated Synthetic Content Identification Meth…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
24 Jun 2025
in consultation

TC260 opened consultation on Guidelines on Identification Methods for AI-Generated Synthetic Image Content

On 24 June 2025, China’s National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) opened a public consultation on the draft Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guide—Artificial Intelligence Generated Synthetic Content Identification Method: Fi…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body