China: National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee opened consultation on draft guide on general principles for AI application security

On 13 January 2026, the National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee launched a public consultation on the cybersecurity standard practice guide – Artificial Intelligence (AI) application security guidelines: general principles, until 27 January 2026. The draft sets out general principles and common security guidance for AI applications across their full life cycle, including preliminary planning, design and development, verification and validation, deployment, operation and monitoring, continuous verification and assessment, and retirement and decommissioning. The document is classified as a general guidance document within the artificial intelligence application security guideline series. It is intended to apply across industry sectors, with sector-specific guidance to be addressed in separate documents.