China orders national blockchain network in new digital economy policy
China's top leadership issued a 19-measure policy directive on October 9 2026, published by state news agency Xinhua the following day.
- China's top leadership issued a 19-measure policy directive ordering a national blockchain network.
- The policy also calls for an integrated national computing power network to link digital and real economies.
- The national blockchain network plan explicitly excludes crypto tokens from its scope.