On 7 September 2023, the Second China-Mongolia International Standardization Forum was held in Hohhot, capital of China’s Inner Mongolia region. The theme of the Forum was “Standards facilitating green development and trade”. Its aim was to further deepen standardization cooperation and promote the mutual recognition of standards between China and Mongolia in the areas of S&T, food, modern husbandry, modern services, new energy, new materials, medical and health, talent cultivation.

Approximately 20 officers from the Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology took part in the Forum, together with a number of representatives of Mongolian enterprises and 200 Chinese standardization experts. They shared good practices and insights into standardization for green development and ecology protection, trade and customs facilitation, energy and resources, agricultural and husbandry products, quality and certification, and in medicine and health.

 

Invited by the organizer, Dr. Betty Xu, SESEC expert, also participated in the Forum. She made a presentation on the European standardization system, and how it is working to support the EU’s green deal policy portfolio.