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China issues detailed AI agent OpenClaw guidance as regulators deepen intervention

By MLex Staff ( March 23, 2026, 07:17 GMT | Insight) -- China’s cybersecurity authorities have issued detailed operational guidance on the use of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, expanding recent risk warnings into a broader governance push as adoption accelerates. The guidance, released Sunday by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team, sets out differentiated security expectations for users, companies, cloud-service providers and developers, underscoring mounting concerns over data security and system risks.China’s cybersecurity authorities are moving beyond broad warnings on OpenClaw to outline how the fast-spreading AI agent should be deployed and controlled, signaling a shift toward more hands-on governance as security risks mount....

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