Nine Chinese ministries issue 18-point opinion on technology-driven commerce

Nine Chinese government bodies, including the Ministry of Commerce and the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued opinions on accelerating the use of technology to boost commerce, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China.

The 18-point document covers AI, big data, IoT, cloud computing, blockchain, digital twins and embodied intelligence across consumer goods, services, distribution and commercial scenarios.

The measures include promoting the national standards series "Classification of Intelligence Levels for AI Terminals" and building a unified standards system covering all terminal types. It also calls for cautious, tiered governance of commercial AI agents by application scenario, and allows new technologies and business models to run stress tests and sandbox pilots within controllable limits.