China's Central Committee and State Council Forward Five-Year Plan for Law Education, Proposing 'AI Plus Legal Popularization'

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have forwarded the Ninth Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for law education by the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Justice, requiring all regions and departments to implement it in light of actual conditions. The plan proposes implementing 'AI plus legal popularization,' promoting AI-assisted generation, intelligent distribution and real-time interaction of law education content. It also calls for building a 'digital-intelligent legal popularization' platform and embedding intelligent legal education modules in government service platforms, public transport facilities and community smart terminals.

The plan was forwarded by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council and covers nationwide law education from 2026 to 2030. Its 'AI plus legal popularization' and 'digital-intelligent legal popularization' platform provisions are public infrastructure-level deployments that will directly affect how law education content for the public and young people is produced and distributed. The plan also incorporates law education into the national education system, involving revision of the Youth Law Education Outline, inclusion of legal literacy in comprehensive student evaluation, and full coverage of law vice-principals in primary and secondary schools, which will change procurement and usage conditions for law-related education products in schools. It should be noted that the plan sets out directional deployments; the specific platform construction timeline, review mechanisms for AI-generated content and implementation scope are not specified in the original text. Law education content for schools and the public will increasingly use AI-assisted generation and intelligent distribution, and related education products need to adapt to distribution channels such as government platforms and community smart terminals. Law education is being incorporated into the national education system and the Youth Law Education Outline is to be revised, which may increase demand for digital tools in primary and secondary school law courses and evaluation.