On October 9, China's Communist Party Central Committee and State Council ordered the full implementation of the "AI+" action. Across outlets the wording is strikingly consistent: look ahead to future industries, and strengthen the efficient supply of computing power, algorithms and data. From October 10, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced an "employment action to adapt to AI development." Within one week, the development track and the jobs track closed together — "AI+" has entered its full-implementation stage.
Three Keywords: Full Implementation, Supply, Future Industries
Caixin reported the document under the banner of "new quality productive forces," while 21st Century Business Herald and Eastmoney focused on "full implementation." Compared with earlier pushes at the NDRC level, the new top-level framing elevates "AI+" from an industry agenda to a cross-ministry national one: the focus is no longer point applications, but the systematic supply of three factors — computing, algorithms and data.
Policy Timeline
· Oct 9: CPC Central Committee and State Council order full implementation of the "AI+" action, looking ahead to future industries
· Oct 9: Strengthen efficient supply of computing power, algorithms and data (multiple outlets)
· Oct 10: HR ministry to launch an employment action adapting to AI development (CCTV, Beijing News)
· Context: 10.52 million new urban jobs in the first three quarters (Eastmoney)
The Dual-Track Logic: From "Developing AI" to "AI + Jobs"
The keyword of the employment action is "adapt": not to stop technological substitution, but to keep the labor structure in step with the technology. It contrasts with the UK AI jobs warning this channel tracked earlier — one-third of British employers have already cut entry-level roles, while China opts for active policy tools to cushion the transition. Jobs policy and industrial policy landing in the same week sends a clear signal: AI dividends must be reconciled with employment stability.
The hard part of "AI+" was never the number of policy documents — it is whether computing, data and talent supply actually arrive.
Opportunities and a Compliance Checklist for Enterprises
- Compute and data: watch procurement windows opened by compute-network and data-element policies
- Industry landing: manufacturing, government services and public welfare scenarios are expected to lead
- Jobs and training: role redesign and reskilling will become a dual requirement from policy and society
- Compliance baseline: content labeling and safety assessment requirements stack and tighten
NineZenith's practice in government and enterprise mirrors this rhythm: the Zenith-Act industry LLM drives "landing," while the Zenith-Safety compliance platform "holds the bottom line" — matching the action's parallel emphasis on development and governance.
(Compiled from public reports by Caixin, CCTV, Beijing News, CLS, Eastmoney, 21st Century Business Herald and others)