- The commentary explicitly calls for encouraging AI-phone and agent-service consumption.
- It does not specify a new AI subsidy amount or an implementation timetable.
AI in a demand-side argument
A People’s Daily commentary by Jin Xuan, published on October 4, calls for encouraging consumption of AI smartphones and agent services as part of a broader argument for strengthening China’s domestic market.
The article places this recommendation alongside expanding quality goods and services, protecting consumers and removing unreasonable consumption restrictions.
A commentary, not an implementing rule
The piece does not announce a new AI-specific subsidy amount or implementation timetable. Its references to AI phones and agent services should be understood as policy commentary, not evidence that a new purchasing program has taken effect.
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