China publishes synthetic-content labelling measures

Four authorities published measures governing labels for AI-generated synthetic content.

Event typepublication

This update belongs to Synthetic-content labelling measures. Read the parent policy page for the full instrument.

What changed

Fact

Publication established the final policy text and a future effective date, giving covered providers time to prepare.

Four authorities published measures governing labels for AI-generated synthetic content.

Analysis

Created a national labelling regime for covered synthetic media.

The consequence statement is limited to what the linked evidence and event record support.

Fact

Exact quotes below are taken from evidence rows attached to this update.

China’s synthetic-content labelling measures entered into force. Article 14 sets 1 September 2025 as the effective date.

第十四条本办法自2025年9月1日起施行。
Article 14

The provision establishes timing; the substantive duties appear in the preceding articles.

An update page records a dated change. It does not replace the full vehicle text or later amendments.

Governments require disclosure in different forms. Technical duties, responsible actors and enforcement models still diverge.

Require covered providers to attach detectable technical provenance markers to synthetic or materially altered content.

Require people encountering covered synthetic media to receive a clear, visible disclosure rather than relying only on hidden metadata.

China’s administrative measures govern explicit and implicit labels for covered AI-generated synthetic content.

Source basis

Article 14 sets 1 September 2025 as the effective date.

第十四条本办法自2025年9月1日起施行。

Cyberspace Administration of China · Article 14