- China has announced the first national standard for AI Agent connectivity, aiming to build a unified identification and safety management system for AI Agents nationwide.
- The standard, issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), aims to establish a closed-loop system for secure interaction between AI Agents across various fields.
- The standard set consists of 7 parts, covering the overall architecture, identifier issuance mechanism, tool deployment, and core components of AI Agents.
- Each AI Agent will be issued a “digital ID card,” helping to verify identity and establish mechanisms for recognition and mutual trust between Agents.
- The government expects the unified standard framework to help businesses reuse standard AI Agent components, reduce development costs, and shorten time-to-market.
- This move reflects Beijing’s efforts to promote the practical deployment of AI Agents while strengthening governance and security as the technology becomes more prevalent.
- While US companies like Anthropic and OpenAI focus on enhancing cybersecurity for AI models, China prioritizes building national standards to evaluate and manage the AI ecosystem.
- Previously, in May 2026, China also issued guidelines to establish a unified standard system for evaluating AI models, computing power, and data quality on a national scale.
📌 China is shifting from managing AI models to standardizing the entire AI Agent ecosystem. Issuing “digital ID cards” for each Agent not only aids in verification and building trust between automated systems but also reduces integration costs and accelerates enterprise deployment. This is a crucial step in the strategy to build national infrastructure and standards for AI, alongside strengthening governance and security.
