China advances AI-agent governance with draft security guide, mandatory standard
By MLex Staff ( July 30, 2026, 09:18 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese cybersecurity standard setters have published draft safety requirements for how artificial intelligence agents interact with one another and external tools, echoing a project approved recently to develop a mandatory national standard and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to shape agent rules. If adopted, the standard would extend China’s AI governance beyond content moderation and training-data controls to systems capable of acting autonomously. China's cybersecurity standard setters on Wednesday published draft safety requirements for how artificial intelligence agents interact with one another and external tools, echoing a project approved recently to develop a mandatory national standard and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to shape agent rules....
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