On 10 July 2023, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero, Director General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), visited China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). During the visit, Mr. Romero had a meeting with representatives of MIIT’s Information and Communication Development Department, including Mr. Liu Yulin, Level I Bureau Rank Official; Ms. Sun Ji, Director of the Network Technology Division; and Deng Jianhui, Official of the Network Technology Division. The European side was represented by the Mr. Luis Jorge Romero and SESEC team, including Dr. Betty Xu, Director of SESEC, who also attended the meeting and provided support.
During the first half of the meeting, Mr. Liu Yulin provided a comprehensive introduction of MIIT’s efforts in supporting the development of the information and communication industry through standardization activities and policies. In his speech, he highlighted the role of 5G in supporting China’s digital economy and presented China’s achievement in 5G deployment. Specifically, by the end of May 2023, the number of 5G base station in China had reached 28,400, while the number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people had reached 18. Mr. Liu Yulin emphasized the commonalities between Europe and China in terms of their pursuit of digital and green development, which he believed could serve as the foundation for Sino-European cooperation.
Following Mr. Liu Yulin’s speech, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero expressed appreciation for MIIT hosting the, and then gave a detailed introduction to ETSI’s priorities, including the development of digital standards, promoting green and sustainable development, and security issues. To help MIIT to understand European actions, he also covered various digital and green transition policies that the European Commission has recently implemented.
Both sides were delighted to have this face-to-face meeting. At the end of the meeting, Mr. Liu Yulin invited Mr. Luis Jorge Romero to participate in PT Expo China in the next year.
