China's Ministry of Education Makes AI in Curriculum Standards, Daily Teaching, and Examinations and Assessment a 2026 Basic-Education Priority

On February 5–6, China's Ministry of Education held its 2026 national meeting on priority work in basic education and explicitly called for bringing AI into primary and secondary curriculum standards, daily teaching, and examinations and assessment.

The scope is broader than offering a distinctive AI course, indicating that subsequent policy may affect curriculum content, teachers' instructional methods, boundaries for student use, and assessment rules together.

The meeting announcement is an annual work program, not a set of specific curriculum standards or examination rules already released. Follow-up should verify formal revisions, local implementation plans, assessment boundaries, and whether schools receive adequate teachers and resources.