China’s 2026 legal priorities include safeguarding new employment groups and tightening oversight of virtual currency, blockchain use, and AI-generated misinformation to reinforce regulatory compliance.
China’s Central Political and Legal Work Conference, held January 18–19 in Beijing, set the nation’s legal agenda for 2026. Key priorities include protecting new employment groups, enhancing regulation of virtual currency, and preventing misuse of blockchain technology to evade oversight. The agenda also targets the dissemination of false information generated by AI, aiming to strengthen overall regulatory control in the digital sphere.