China issues 15th Five-Year Plan for publishing, mandating AI integration by 2030
China's National Press and Publication Administration issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry" on September 21, setting 2030 targets for high-quality development. The plan outlines eight key tasks including AI-empowered publishing, systemic newspaper reform, and international expansion. It calls for developing vertical AI models and intelligent agents for content tasks, and encourages newspaper groups to invest in tech companies. The plan includes 33 major projects across the publishing chain.
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China's Press Authority Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for AI-Enabled Publishing Integration
China's National Press and Publication Administration has issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining goals and tasks for 2026-2030. The plan sets a target for 2030 to build a batch of new mainstream media outlets with diverse forms, advanced means, and competitiveness. Key tasks include strengthening theme publishing, expanding quality supply, deepening national reading, accelerating deep integration of publishing, and promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry. Notably, the plan calls for implementing an 'AI-empowered publishing action' to develop vertical AI models and intelligent agents for tasks such as topic selection, content editing, design, reading recommendations, and marketing. It also aims to build integrated, digital, and high-quality professional databases and platforms, and to foster multi-modal IP. The plan emphasizes balancing development with security, requiring research into risks and ethics of technology applications to ensure safety and controllability. An official stated the industry faces new opportunities and challenges from technological revolution and rising cultural demand, and the plan is significant for guiding the industry's digital transformation and restructuring.
Read sourceChina's 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry Calls for AI Empowerment
China's National News Publication Administration has issued the '15th Five-Year Plan' for the publishing industry, outlining goals and tasks for the 2025-2030 period. The plan aims to build competitive new mainstream media by 2030 and focuses on eight key areas, including deepening integrated development and promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry. Notably, it calls for implementing an 'AI empowerment of publishing' initiative, developing vertical models and intelligent agents for tasks like content selection, editing, and recommendation. The plan also encourages newspaper groups to invest in internet and tech companies, and to build high-quality language databases. An official stated the industry faces opportunities and challenges from technological revolution and rising cultural demand, and the plan is crucial for cultural mission and industry prosperity.
Read sourceChina's New Publishing Plan Aims for Digital-AI Integration to Boost Industry Growth
China's National Press and Publication Administration has issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining goals for digital transformation and AI integration. The plan emphasizes accelerating the deep integration of traditional and digital publishing, leveraging AI technologies like AIGC to reshape business processes and create new growth areas. Experts, including Professor Jin Xinrong of Nanjing University, note this marks a shift from 'publishing + internet' to 'internet + publishing,' opening up new incremental space. The plan also calls for deepening the national reading campaign, expanding reading scenarios to include digital and internet-based formats. Companies like Chinese All Digital Publishing (中文在线) are already aligning with the plan, focusing on digital content, AI-powered short dramas, and multi-modal IP development. The article cites industry data showing digital publishing revenue reached 1.88 trillion yuan in 2025, growing 7.51%, while traditional print volumes hit a five-year low, highlighting the structural shift in the industry.
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China's Press and Publication Administration Urges Newspaper Groups to Invest in Tech Firms
On September 21, China's National Press and Publication Administration released the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining a systemic transformation of the newspaper sector. The plan sets a target for 2030 to establish a group of competitive new mainstream media outlets with diverse formats and advanced means. It emphasizes a full-media digital intelligence transformation, building a resource-efficient, structurally sound, and collaborative communication system. The administration calls for an internet mindset, enhanced user awareness, and high-quality content supply. Key measures include encouraging business collaboration and cross-sector innovation, deploying high-quality language databases, and expanding 'news + culture, government affairs, services' functions. Notably, it encourages financially capable newspaper groups to hold controlling or participating stakes in internet and technology companies to promote diversified development. The plan also includes projects to select annual innovation cases, host innovation conferences, and improve quality management and influence of newspaper publications, columns, and new media accounts in the mobile internet era.
Read sourceChina's National News Publication Administration Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry Development
On September 21, the National News Publication Administration of China issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry Development,' outlining the overall requirements, goals, tasks, and safeguard measures for the 2026-2030 period. The plan sets a target for 2030, aiming for significant results in high-quality development of the publishing industry, with a more prominent role in stimulating cultural innovation and creativity and promoting cultural prosperity. Adhering to both goal-oriented and problem-oriented approaches, the plan focuses on eight key tasks: thematic publishing, expanding high-quality supply, deepening nationwide reading, accelerating deep integration of publishing, promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry, driving innovation in printing and distribution, strengthening international communication of publishing, and building a high-level publishing talent team. It also lists 33 major projects across eight categories, covering the entire publishing chain from content production to reading promotion, industry upgrading, international communication, and talent development.
China's Press and Publication Administration Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry
China's National Press and Publication Administration has issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining the overall requirements, goals, tasks, and safeguard measures for the sector from 2026 to 2030. The plan sets a target for 2030, aiming for significant achievements in high-quality development and a more prominent role for the publishing industry in stimulating cultural innovation and prosperity. Adhering to both goal-oriented and problem-oriented approaches, the plan specifies eight key tasks: strengthening thematic publishing, expanding high-quality supply, deepening nationwide reading initiatives, accelerating deep integration of publishing and digital technology, promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry, driving innovation in printing and distribution, enhancing international communication of Chinese publications, and building a high-level talent pool. To support these tasks, the plan includes eight special columns and 33 major engineering projects covering the entire publishing chain, from content production and reading promotion to industry upgrading, international outreach, and talent development.
Read sourceChina's Press and Publication Administration Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry Development
On September 21, the National Press and Publication Administration of China issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining the overall requirements, goals, tasks, and safeguard measures for the 2025-2030 period. The plan sets a target for 2030, aiming for significant achievements in high-quality development of the publishing industry, with a more prominent role in stimulating cultural innovation and creativity and promoting cultural prosperity. The plan adopts a goal-oriented and problem-oriented approach, focusing on eight key areas: thematic publishing, expanding high-quality supply, deepening nationwide reading, accelerating deep integration of publishing and digital technology, promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry, driving innovation in printing and distribution, strengthening international communication of publishing, and building a high-level talent team. It lists 33 major projects across eight special columns, covering the entire publishing chain from content production and reading promotion to industry upgrading, international communication, and talent development.
Read sourceChina's New Publishing Plan Embraces Digital-AI Integration to Open Industry Growth Space
China's National Press and Publication Administration has released the '15th Five-Year Plan' for the publishing industry, outlining goals for digital transformation and deep integration of digital intelligence technologies. The plan emphasizes accelerating the convergence of traditional and emerging publishing through digitalization, networking, and AI. Professor Jin Xinrong of Nanjing University noted that AIGC and AI represent a major incremental space for the industry, shifting from 'publishing + internet' to 'internet + publishing'. The plan also promotes the overseas expansion of Chinese online literature, dramas, and games ('three nets' going global) as key growth drivers. Companies like Chinese All (中文在线) are aligning with the policy, leveraging AI tools like 'Xiaoyao AI' and 'Ciyuan Magic Pen' for multi-modal IP development. Additionally, the plan aims to deepen nationwide reading initiatives, with the 2025 national reading rate reaching 82.3%. Experts advise publishers to break traditional boundaries and systematically integrate publishing with culture, tourism, and education to capture policy benefits.
Read sourceChina's Press and Publication Administration Sets 2030 Goals for Publishing Industry High-Quality Development
On September 21, China's National Press and Publication Administration issued a notice on the '15th Five-Year Plan' for the development of the publishing industry. The plan sets a target for 2030, by which time the industry is expected to achieve significant results in high-quality development, with a stronger role in stimulating cultural innovation and prosperity. Key goals include improved content quality and originality, a surge in classic works promoting Chinese culture, and healthy growth of online literature and games. The plan also aims to deepen nationwide reading, accelerate digital and intelligent transformation of traditional publishing, and boost international dissemination. Specific targets include annual book copyright exports reaching approximately 14,000 items by 2030, and expanding overseas marketing channels, including along the Belt and Road Initiative. An official from the administration highlighted the plan's focus on strengthening content supply, fostering a reading culture, and accelerating integrated development to cultivate new growth drivers.
Read sourceChina's National Press and Publication Administration Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing Industry
The National Press and Publication Administration of China has issued the '15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry,' outlining the overall requirements, goals, tasks, and safeguard measures for the sector from 2026 to 2030. The plan, reported by People's Financial News on September 21, sets a target for the publishing industry to achieve significant results in high-quality development by 2030, enhancing its role in stimulating cultural innovation and prosperity. It adopts a dual focus on objectives and problem-solving, identifying eight key tasks: strengthening thematic publishing, expanding high-quality supply, deepening nationwide reading initiatives, accelerating deep integration of publishing and digital technology, promoting systemic reform of the newspaper industry, fostering innovation in printing and distribution, enhancing international communication of Chinese publications, and building a high-level talent pool. The plan includes eight special columns and 33 major engineering projects covering the entire publishing chain, from content production and reading promotion to industry upgrading, global outreach, and workforce development.
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