First published on 8 February 2023. Last updated 9 February 2024.

Worth $23.196 billion USD in 2021, China’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) market is expected to triple to $61.855 billion by 2025 and the Chinese government expects AI to create $154.638 billion USD in annual revenue by 2030. China, however, is not just focused on the proliferation of AI and its innovative use cases; the country has also been silently leading the pack and making its mark on the AI regulatory landscape. In 2022, China passed and enforced three distinct regulatory measures on the national, regional and local levels. This momentum carried into 2023, where in January alone, China cracked down on deepfake technology and generative AI through national-level legislation.