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Chinese National Standards on Consumer Product Service and Safety Under Review

In early July 2025, two consumer product related technical committees under the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), SAC/TC508 (Technical Committee on Consumer Product Safety) and SAC/TC 264 (Service), reviewed three important national standards addressing consumer product traceability requirements, product classification and coding frameworks, and general principles for instructions for use. The standards under review were originally published […]

SAC Revises Rules for Translation of National Standards

On 7 July 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) launched a Call for Comment on the revised draft Measures for the Administration of Foreign-Language Versions of National Standards (hereinafter referred to as the Draft). The revision aims to address unclear responsibilities, cumbersome project initiation, long translation cycles, uneven quality control and limited follow-up after […]

SAC/TC485 (Communication) held Second Working Meeting in 2026

On 27 July 2026, the National Standardization Technical Committee on Communication (SAC/TC485) held the second working meeting of 2026 soon after the first one was kicked off in June. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Dai Xiaohui, Deputy Chair and Secretary-General of TC485 and Secretary-General of the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA). 35 committee members […]

China Publishes 10 Important Standards on Automotive Chips in Q1&Q2, 2026

On 9 July 2026, the National Technical Committee 114 on Automotive Standardization (SAC/TC114) reported that in the first half of 2026, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), 10 sector standards on automotive chip products were officially released. They represents the substantive implementation of the Guidelines for the Construction of […]

After the World Data Organization, China Unveils WAICO for Global AI Cooperation

On 16 July 2026, the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on the Establishment of The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization(WAICO) was held in Shanghai, China, making its public debut. 29 countries became founding members at the ceremony with 8 more acceding shortly thereafter. These countries are predominantly from Asia, Africa and Latin America, with some from Europe (full […]

MIIT Establishes New Sector TC on Intelligent Manufacturing

On 16 July 2026, the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) issued a Call for Nomination of Experts to join as the committee member of Intelligent Manufacturing Standardization Technical Committee, that will be placed under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the MIIT TC Intelligent Manufacturing). CESI will serve as the […]

SESEC VI Bimonthly Newsletter: May – June 2026

The Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC) is a visibility project co-financed by the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) secretariat and the three European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI). One task of the SESEC project is to make the intelligence collection for China Standardization and Technical Regulation. Here we […]

SAC Approves Key Mandatory Standards involving Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, Photovoltaic, and AI Agent Security

On 1 July 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China approved to publish a batch of mandatory national standards related to intelligent and connected vehicles and photovoltaic. All the mandatory standards will take effect on 1 January 2026. Meanwhile, SAC also approved to a new mandatory standards project related to AI Agent safety requirements. Intelligent […]

China and South Africa Signed MOUs for Quality Infrastructure under the Belt and Road Initiative

On 29 June 2026, Mr. Shu Wei, Vice Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) and Mr. Parks Tau, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to deepen bilateral cooperation on quality infrastructure. Image from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, Republic of […]

China’s Cybersecurity Label Takes Effect with First Product Catalogue

On 15 June 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China(CAC), together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), jointly issued the first product catalogue and the supporting implementation rules under the Measure for the Administration of the China Cybersecurity Labeling (hereinafter referred to the Measures). Released in […]