Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Seeks Opinions on 121 Industry Standards Including 'Artificial Intelligence Model Context Protocol'

marsbitPublished on 2026-03-26Last updated on 2026-03-26

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a notice soliciting public opinions on 121 industry standard proposals, including the "Artificial Intelligence Security Governance—Model Context Protocol Application Security Requirements." This move represents a significant step in China's efforts to establish standardized AI underlying protocols and enhance safety regulation frameworks. The core focus of the consultation is on the application security of the Model Context Protocol, aiming to address protocol compatibility and data security risks during multimodal interactions, long-text processing, and cross-platform invocations of large models through standardized technical specifications.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has officially issued a notice, soliciting public opinions on **121 industry standard draft projects including *Artificial Intelligence Security Governance - Model Context Protocol Application Security Requirements***. This move marks a critical step in China's standardization of AI underlying protocols and the construction of a security supervision system. The core focus of this opinion solicitation is the application security of the **Model Context Protocol**, aiming to address protocol compatibility and data security risks during large models' multimodal interactions, long-text processing, and cross-platform calls through standardized technical specifications.

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