At an AI Security Governance Forum held during China's 2026 Cybersecurity Week in Jinan, Shandong Province, on September 15, Wang Jingtao, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, called on regulators to practice what he termed "agile governance" and "inclusive prudence" toward artificial intelligence, according to a report by legal and regulatory news service MLex. Wang said authorities should use targeted, flexible tools that contain risks without holding back technological and industrial development. He proposed exploring regulatory sandbox mechanisms that would let companies test new AI systems under controlled conditions, embedding safety standards upstream in how foundation models are developed and trained, and setting clear behavioral boundaries and restricted permissions for autonomous AI agents. Wang also called for closer coordination between AI developers and cybersecurity firms. Separately, the China Electronics Standardization Institute, part of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, released a set of AI application security guidelines, made up of a general cross-industry document plus guidance tailored to the education, healthcare, broadcasting, television and online audiovisual sectors. The forum followed China's release of an updated AI Security Governance Framework the day before, on September 14, now in its third version, which places new emphasis on risks from autonomous AI agents. No specific compliance deadlines were announced for the new sector guidelines.