From April 15 to 17, 2025, the first “Standards Week” event of the year organized by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.
Wang Jingtao, Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and Chair of TC260, and Liu Xiaotao, Member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Party Secretary of Suzhou, attended the event and delivered remarks.
Wang Jingtao emphasized that 2025 marks the conclusion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and the strategic planning year for the 15th Five-Year Plan. He urged the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) to approach cybersecurity standardization with high ambition, high standards, and high quality. Mr. Wang specified four key directions:
- Achieve comprehensive cybersecurity coverageand actively contribute to a holistic national cybersecurity framework.
- Emphasize the binding power of standardsto strongly support the implementation of laws and policies.
- Balance development and securityto ensure the high-quality growth of emerging industries.
- Uphold openness and innovationby promoting China’s vision for cyberspace governance as a global consensus and contributing to the development of international rules.
Liu Xiaotao stated that Suzhou will prioritize accelerating the construction of its cybersecurity and data protection system and capabilities, and promote the integrated development of cybersecurity education, technology, and industry. With the support of the CAC and the Jiangsu Provincial Cyberspace Administration, Suzhou will continue to deepen special cybersecurity initiatives, advance pilot reforms such as data export security, and forge new progress in institutional development, standard research, technological innovation, and industrial growth.
At the event, invited experts focused on key topics such as:
- Large model applications,
- Next-generation communication technologies,
- Autonomous driving,
- Network resilience,
- Personal information protection compliance audits,
- Secure data erasure for electronic products,
- Privacy protection.
They aligned discussions with China’s core cybersecurity strategies, explored the standardization needs of emerging technologies, and shared practices and developments in cybersecurity standards.
The Standards Week event was co-hosted by the TC260 Secretariat, China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), and the Cyberspace Affairs Commission of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC. Over 800 participants attended, including TC260 members, working group leaders and deputy leaders, and representatives from member organizations.
During the event, four technical forums were held on:
- AI security
- Critical information infrastructure protection
- Personal information protection
- Commercial cryptography standards and applications
Additional activities included working group meetings, a preparatory meeting for the upcoming SC27 international conference, a national standards fundamentals training session, and a technical exchange on cybersecurity standards implementation.
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