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China's Liaoning pushes AI oversight as pro-business environment drive intensifies

By MLex Staff ( January 7, 2026, 07:02 GMT | Insight) -- China’s northeastern province of Liaoning will apply Big Data and artificial intelligence to government-procurement oversight in 2026 to flag bid-rigging risks early and reduce room for “human manipulation” in expert evaluations, a provincial finance official said recently, pitching the effort as “smart supervision” designed to “safeguard fair competition.” The move echoes Beijing’s push to advance its “AI Plus” initiative and expand the use of AI in government work. China’s northeastern province of Liaoning will apply Big Data and artificial intelligence to government-procurement oversight in 2026 to flag bid-rigging risks early and reduce room for “human manipulation” in expert evaluations, a provincial finance official said recently, pitching the effort as “smart supervision” designed to “safeguard fair competition.”...

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