China introduced on Friday its first national standards governing interoperability among artificial intelligence agents, seeking to remove technical barriers that have slowed adoption and lay the foundation for an ecosystem of autonomous AI systems capable of securely communicating and collaborating across platforms.
The State Administration for Market Regulation approved a seven-part national standard series, establishing a unified framework covering architecture, digital identity, agent discovery, interaction protocols and tool invocation.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said more than 70 leading companies, universities and research institutes participated in drafting the standards, with over 100 experts contributing and more than 600 public comments incorporated during the consultation process.
More than 100 companies have joined a joint initiative promoting common AI agent protocols, while over 50 companies are participating in pilot applications.
Beijing's Haidian district, home to many of China's leading AI companies, will serve as an early testing ground. Companies including Volcano Engine, Xiaomi, Kuaishou and Lenovo participated in drafting the standards, according to district officials.
