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China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

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October 19th, 2026

China restricts exports of technologies such as AI on national security risk grounds

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On Friday, China announced that, as the technological rivalry between it and various countries—the United States among them—intensifies, Beijing intends to impose restrictions on or prohibit forty categories of exports encompassing artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and solar technology.

中國於週五表示,隨著其與包括美國在內的多國之間技術競賽日益加劇,北京計畫對涵蓋人工智慧、晶片及太陽能技術的四十項出口實施限制或予以禁止。

The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued a draft document proposing updates to the catalogue of technologies subject to export bans or restrictions in China.

商務部與科學技術部聯合發布了一份草案文件,就中國受出口禁令或限制的技術目錄提出擬議更新。

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, in a statement, said the move was "necessary" and cited national security as one of the reasons behind it.

商務部發言人於一份聲明中表示,此舉乃「必要的」,並將國家安全列為箇中緣由之一。

The proposal came as both dialogue between China and the United States on AI safety and governance, and progress toward establishing a notification mechanism for responding to AI incidents that could imperil national security, were seen to be advancing.

該提案提出之際,中美兩國在人工智慧安全與治理領域的對話,以及就建立一套通報機制——用以因應可能危及國家安全的人工智慧事件——所取得的進展,均見推進。

According to China's various ministries and commissions, the list published on Friday covers 23 artificial intelligence technologies, spanning the range from advanced large models to agents.

據中國各部委所述,週五公佈的清單涵蓋23項人工智慧技術,範疇從先進的大模型延伸至代理。

Over the past few years, export controls spearheaded by the United States have curbed the flow of certain advanced technologies to China, with the result that China is unable to obtain the world's most cutting-edge artificial intelligence chips, nor can it acquire the advanced chipmaking equipment needed to manufacture such chips.

過去數年間,美國主導的出口管制措施已對部分先進技術流向中國構成遏制,致使中國無從獲取當今世界最尖端的人工智慧晶片,亦無法取得用以製造此類晶片的先進晶片製造設備。

Under China's proposal, the export of core technologies for large AI models trained on sensitive national data would be prohibited; likewise, the export of AI agents designed for highly sensitive environments such as national defence and critical information infrastructure would also be banned.

根據中國的提案,凡以敏感國家數據訓練而成的人工智慧大模型,其核心技術之出口將遭禁止;而設計用於國防及關鍵資訊基礎設施等高度敏感環境之人工智慧代理,其出口亦將在禁止之列。

A statement from the Ministry of Commerce read: "By implementing such necessary measures, the Chinese government aims to fortify the security baseline, prevent misuse and abuse, and ensure that artificial intelligence remains under human control."

商務部聲明稱:「中國政府實施此類必要措施,旨在築牢安全底線,防止誤用和濫用,並確保人工智慧處於人類控制之下。」

At the same time, exports of any artificial intelligence model whose parameter count reaches two trillion or more, or which possesses certain world-leading capabilities, may be subject to restrictions.

同時,凡參數數量達2萬億或以上,抑或具備若干世界領先能力之人工智慧模型,其出口或將受到限制。

The parameter count of an artificial intelligence model is a key indicator of its learning capacity.

人工智慧模型之參數數量,乃反映其學習能力之關鍵指標。

Chinese AI models, including Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Alibaba's Qwen 3.8-Max, have parameter counts exceeding 2 trillion, yet Friday's proposal did not name any specific models.

包括月之暗面的Kimi K3與阿里巴巴的Qwen 3.8-Max在內的中國人工智慧模型,其參數規模逾2萬億,然而週五的提案並未點名具體模型。

Several chip-design technologies have likewise been incorporated into the proposed export restrictions, including some that are applied to AI processing chips and memory chips.

若干晶片設計技術亦被納入擬議的出口限制之列,其中包括部分應用於人工智慧處理晶片及記憶體晶片的技術。

In addition, a further twelve solar-related technologies have been brought within scope, including those pertaining to the manufacture of polysilicon—the core raw material of the solar supply chain; at the same time, five biopharmaceutical technologies have also been included, encompassing those related to cell and gene therapy.

此外,另有12項與太陽能相關的技術亦被納入範疇,其中包括與多晶矽——太陽能供應鏈之核心原材料——製造相關的技術;同時納入的還有5項生物醫藥技術,涵蓋與細胞及基因治療相關者。

Lian Jie Su, chief analyst at the technology research and advisory group Omdia, said the move "can be seen as a response to the sovereignty claims put forward by Western countries in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, telecommunications and other critical technologies."

技術研究與諮詢集團Omdia首席分析師連傑·蘇表示,此舉「可以看作是對西方國家在人工智慧、機器人、電信及其他關鍵技術領域所提主權訴求的一種回應」。

In his view, the aim is to regulate access to Chinese technology more effectively.

他認為,其目的在於更有效地規範對中國技術的獲取。

In June, the US Department of Commerce, citing national security grounds, required Anthropic to bar foreign nationals from using its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5; those restrictions were subsequently lifted.

美國商務部曾於6月以國家安全為由,要求Anthropic禁止外國國民使用其最強大的人工智慧模型Fable 5與Mythos 5;上述限制其後獲解除。

Wu Zihao, a senior economist at the French bank Natixis, added that artificial intelligence is increasingly acquiring strategic significance for both China and the United States.

法國銀行Natixis的高級經濟學家吳子豪補充道,人工智慧對中國與美國而言,皆日益具備戰略意涵。

"The world is becoming increasingly fragmented in terms of trade and investment, and likewise with respect to access to technology," Wu remarked.

「世界在貿易與投資層面正趨於更加碎片化,在技術獲取方面亦然,」吳表示。

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