Tool capable of automating computer tasks became one of the most talked about topics during the Chinese Congress week
An artificial intelligence tool launched in November 2025 has captured the attention of the Chinese government. This is OpenClaw, an open source AI agent that has become a sensation in China in recent months and helped popularize the term OPC (one-person company).
Unlike other tools, such as ChatGPT and Deepseek, OpenClaw works as an autonomous assistant capable of performing real tasks on the computer and on the internet. For example, the user can train it to produce reports, respond to emails, select relevant content on social networks and even install software and write codes to automate processes. This AI training and configuration step coined the term “lobster farming” because the OpenClaw symbol is a red lobster.
Having an AI capable of performing multiple tasks has become an obsession among the Chinese and has already infected the country’s main technology companies, which recently launched their own “lobsters”. He created QClaw, introduced MaxClaw, launched KimiClaw and created CoPaw.
OpenClaw’s software is still complex to install. Last week, around 1,000 people lined up outside Chinese tech giant Tencent’s headquarters in Shenzhen to install OpenClaw. Several Chinese cities are implementing policies to build industrial hubs around agents similar to OpenClaw.
At the same time that the new AI became popular in the country, the Two Sessions were held. The event that started last week and ended this Thursday (March 12, 2026) brought together more than 2,800 Chinese deputies who discussed the new PQN (National Five-Year Plan) for the period from 2026 to 2030. One of the main focuses of the document that defines the guidelines for the Chinese economy is precisely the integration of AI models.
An ecosystem of OPCs is precisely what China plans to build in the coming years. At PQN, the government established that the integration of AI models into the economy is a priority for the coming years and the ability of agents like OpenClaw to increase the productivity of individuals is a true dream for the Chinese top brass.
The Chinese state news agency published a report highlighting OpenClaw in debates in the Chinese legislative house. Deputies cited in the report say that the software is “very interesting” for use in Chinese startups. Several cities in the country are already implementing policies to build industrial hubs around agents similar to OpenClaw.
OpenClaw’s technology has opened up a new range of possibilities for AI tools. The agent is capable of operating a computer practically alone and the Chinese government is already looking at how to encourage the birth of OPCs in the country.
The new AI also defines a chapter in the technology race, which is currently led by the United States and China. The creator of OpenClaw was Austrian programmer Peter Steinberger. In February this year, Steinberger was hired by the North American OpenAI.
Although promising, AI also presents some risks. The agent needs to be trained correctly to not interpret instructions that lead to the deletion of files and programs, access to private documents and changes to settings without the user’s consent.
