Published on: 2026-09-08
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, September 8 /Xinhua/ — China will improve intellectual property (IP) regulations concerning artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and other emerging technologies as part of broader efforts to modernize its copyright system for the digital economy.
This step is part of the recently announced Plan for the Protection and Use of Intellectual Property for the period of implementation of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan, which outlines the development priorities of intellectual property for the period from 2026 to 2030.
According to this plan, China will improve intellectual property protection regulations in emerging industries and specific sectors, including algorithms, AI-generated content, as well as certain aspects of intellectual property related to the platform economy.
To support the development of new-quality productive forces, China will enhance services and guarantees in the field of copyright, promoting the development of emerging technologies and industries such as blockchain, big data, cloud computing, and AI, according to the plan.
In recent years, Chinese films, TV series, online novels, and video games have been gaining increasing popularity abroad. In 2025, revenue from sales of self-developed games in overseas markets exceeded 20 billion US dollars, while currently the number of registered overseas readers of Chinese online literature works stands at hundreds of millions of people in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.
The global spread of these digital cultural products from China has increased the need for more robust copyright protection measures. As noted in the plan, China will strengthen copyright protection and improve transaction regulations in areas such as online publishing, online audiovisual services, as well as online literature and online art over the next five years.
In addition, according to the plan, China will improve its international intellectual property protection system for more effective dispute resolution and risk control, as well as create a database of court cases on cross-border intellectual property disputes.
The plan also notes that the country will intensify cooperation in the field of intellectual property within the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization and other multilateral mechanisms, strengthen consultations on intellectual property issues with key trading partners, and promote the development of international rules and standards in emerging industries.
The plan sets the goal of achieving decisive progress in transforming China into a powerful intellectual property power by 2030, and by 2035 to elevate its overall competitiveness in this field to among the world leaders. Another goal named in the plan is to increase the share of added value of industries related to copyright in GDP to 7.53 percent by 2030.
To this end, the plan contains a call to promote high-quality development of copyright-related industries, more effective transformation and commercialization of copyrighted works, as well as more active support for bringing a greater number of outstanding Chinese works to the international market.
With these measures, China aims to create a more sustainable intellectual property ecosystem that promotes innovation and cultural creativity, and to lay a solid foundation for high-quality development in the digital age.
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