# China works on AI safety benchmark as regulators target large model risks

_Monday, July 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Power · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has started building a safety benchmark to evaluate artificial intelligence models as regulators in the United States and Europe strengthen oversight of AI security, the ministry announced. The MIIT-led National Industrial Information Security Development Research Centre is now recruiting companies and experts to co-build the benchmark, with applications due on Tuesday, according to a notice published on Monday. The institute said that current frameworks fail to meet complex safety-governance needs, requiring a standardized testing platform to support industrial compliance. The new benchmark will evaluate generative AI across six core dimensions: content safety, value alignment, robustness, fairness, privacy protection and trustworthiness, according to the notice. A hybrid benchmarking methodology will be designed to explicitly cover 31 specific safety risks across five major categories. This state-led technical approach comes as global regulators have been putting extra emphasis on AI safety as the technology advances.

## Sources

- [scmp.com](https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3360399/china-works-ai-safety-benchmark-regulators-target-large-model-risks)

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