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On March 5, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially announced the establishment of the Green and Low-Carbon Standardization Technical Committee. The new committee, designated MIIT/TC9, is tasked with developing comprehensive and fundamental sector standards in the green and low-carbon sectors. Its scope covers standard formulation and revision across industrial fields under MIIT’s […]
On March 3, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Action Plan for Enhancing Smart Regulatory Capacity in Inspection and Testing, seeking to modernize supervision in the inspection and testing industry. Guided by the principles of digital governance, the plan aims to harness intelligent technologies to reshape regulatory concepts and models, with […]
Since 2025, a distinct shift is gradually taking place in China’s standardization strategy. The rules are changing faster than many have anticipated, especially after the launch of the 15th Five-Year Plan. China initiated a new round of standardization reform in last year; and its impact is already being felt. Relying on past practices may no longer […]
On 19 March 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) released its legislative agenda for 2026 to enhance market system. The agenda comprises 18 distinct work items organized across 4 strategic priorities: market rules, e-commerce, quality infrastructure and safety bottom line for food, drugs, and other important industrial products. Particularly, three revision plans […]
On 31 March 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) approved 23 mandatory national standards projects. Among these, 4 projects in the areas of electric vehicles(EV), intelligent and connected vehicles(ICV), vehicle data, and lithium-ion batteries are particularly noteworthy, as they will replace existing voluntary national standards(GB/T) with mandatory requirements(GB). Two of these standards – […]
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On 2 April 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly issued the Measures for the Administration of Review and Services of Artificial Intelligence Technology Ethics(Trial) (hereafter “the measures”), with 8 other government departments (a full list of issuing authorities is annexed at the end of this article). MOST leads the overall coordination […]
On 28 February 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) adopted the revised Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes, replacing the 2005 version. The updated rules will enter into force on 1 May 2026. The revision reflects China’s broader policy objective of building a Unified National Market. It introduces a concept of centralized […]
On 28 February 2026, the Annual Conference on Standardization for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence (HEIS) was held in Beijing. The conference was hosted by the National Technical Committee on Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT/TC08) as its debut. During the event, the Standards System for Humanoid Robots […]
1. Introduction On March 13, 2026, Xinhua News Agency, authorized by the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), released the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter referred to as the Outline), which serves as the […]