Key facts
- Proposed revision includes AI models, intelligent agents, and computing clusters.
- China states the move is routine and not targeted at any specific country.
- Public comment period for the proposed revision ends November 15.
China's commerce ministry announced on Friday a proposal to add 40 technologies across the artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and photovoltaic sectors to its catalogue of technologies restricted from export. The proposed revision includes AI models, intelligent agents, and computing clusters, which are considered fundamental to China's AI industry. The ministry stated that the move is a routine measure to address the expanding applications of these technologies in sensitive fields and is not targeted at any specific country, region, or entity. Public opinions on the proposed revision are being solicited until November 15, with interim pre-export registration management being implemented concurrently.