In May 2025, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 2025 Key Tasks for Automotive Standardization, setting out 23 initiatives across five priority areas. The overall objective is to improve the automotive standard system, enhance quality and effectiveness, and strengthen implementation to support the industry’s transformation and high-quality development. First, MIIT aims to […]
On March 11, Deng Zhiyong, Vice Administrator of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), met in Beijing with Jens Heiede, Head of the Danish Standards. The two sides exchanged views on China-Denmark cooperation in the field of standardization. Mr. Deng noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Denmark. Continuing […]
On April 18, 2025, the BRICS Forum on Economic and Trade Activities was held in Beijing under the theme “Standardization Cooperation for Trade Development, BRICS Partnership Empowering the Global South.” During the forum, the BRICS Action Plan on Trade Development and Standardization Cooperation (2025–2026) (hereinafter referred to as the “Action Plan”) was officially released. With the vision […]
Date of Release: April 30, 2025 | Source: State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) Starting from May 1, several important national standards will come into effect, covering areas such as no-reason return service specifications, toilet water efficiency, dining tables and chairs, wooden furniture, lightning disaster prevention in tourist attractions, building materials, and fire protection products. […]
On April 7, 2025, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) officially issued the revised Administrative Provisions on National Standardization Guiding Technical Documents (“Provisions”), which came into effect immediately. These Provisions introduce significant updates to China’s standardization framework, particularly designed to support the rapid development of innovative technologies that are not yet mature enough to be formalized into […]
On April 9, 2025, The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a Question & Answer to address common questions regarding data export security management policies. This Q&A aims to help the data processors strengthen their understanding of the best compliance practices in cross-border data activities. The Q&A consists of three parts, and this is the part 3. Before starting to read the Q&A, a list of China’s current laws […]
On April 9, 2025, The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a Question & Answer to address common questions regarding data export security management policies. This Q&A aims to help the data processors strengthen their understanding of the best compliance practices in cross-border data activities. The Q&A consists of three parts, and this is the […]
On April 9, 2025, The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a Question & Answer to address common questions regarding data export security management policies. This Q&A aims to help the data processors strengthen their understanding of the best compliance practices in cross-border data activities. The Q&A consists of three parts, and this is the […]
On March 25, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) revised and issued the Administrative Measures for Adopting International Standards (hereinafter referred to as “the Measures”). In the Measures, it has reconfirmed that international standards are those published by the three major international standardization organizations: ISO, IEC, and ITU. In SAMR website, it is reported as […]
On March 19, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Office of State Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) jointly released the Commercial Cryptography Product Certification Catalogue (Third Batch). This announcement marks a significant step forward in expanding the scope of mandatory certification for commercial cryptographic products in line with the Cryptography Law of the People’s Republic […]