Beijing – July 2, 2025 – Mr. Jan Ellsberger, Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), along with Mr. Ultan Mulligan, Chief Services Officer, Dr. Issam Toufik, Chief Technology Officer, and Mr. Igor Minaev, Head of External Relations, visited the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) for a formal meeting to exchange updates on recent AI, Data and Cybersecurity standardization developments, as well as exploring opportunities for deeper collaboration. Dr. Betty Xu, Director of SESEC, also attended the meeting in a supporting role.

The meeting was attended by several senior CESI officials, including:

  • Daji Chen, Vice President of CESI
  • Xiaoli Shangguan, Director of the International Cooperation Division
  • Jian Dong, Director of the Information Technology Research Center
  • Rui Liu, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Division
  • Wei Zhong Wang, Head of the Data Research Office, Information Technology Research Center
  • Qun Zhang, Deputy Director of the Information Technology Research Center & Vice Secretary-General of SAC/TC609
  • Ying Hu, Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity Research Center & Vice Secretary-General of SAC/TC260

Experts from national AI, cybersecurity, and data standardization committees within CESI also participated in the exchange, providing an overview of the national standardization committees’ standardization efforts in these key areas.

During the meeting, Mr. Daji Chen highlighted the longstanding partnership between CESI and ETSI and expressed strong interest in elevating this cooperation to a new level. He emphasized that both organizations share numerous areas of mutual interest. Mr. Chen noted that the scope for collaboration extends well beyond the realm of Information and Communication Technology. Other CESI representatives also conveyed the hope that CESI and ETSI could discuss particularly two key strategic domains —- green development and intelligent manufacturing.

In response, Mr. Jan Ellsberger expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome and echoed Mr. Chen’s sentiments, affirming the need for more in-depth discussions on expanding and enriching the existing partnership.

Closing the meeting, Mr. Chen reiterated his desire for future engagements to move beyond the exchange of updates toward joint dialogue and action, aimed at delivering tangible, collaborative contributions to society through standardization.