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SESEC VI Bimonthly Newsletter: November – December 2025

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 […]

MIIT Releases Implementation Opinion on “AI + Manufacturing”

On 7 January 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and 7 other departments has jointly issued the Implementation Opinion on the “Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing” Special Action. This document establishes a strategic roadmap to deepen the integration of AI with the real economy by 2027, fostering new-quality productive forces and advancing new-type industrialization. The […]

SESEC Successfully Convenes 2026 EU–China Standardization Roundtable and New Year Reception

On 5 February 2026, the Seconded European Standardization Expert for China (SESEC) successfully convened the 2026 EU–China Standardization Roundtable and New Year Reception in Beijing. The event brought together representatives from European and Chinese standardization bodies, government authorities, industry associations, technical committees, and leading enterprises to exchange views on policy developments, strategic priorities, and future […]

SAMR Issued Action Plan to Enhance Quality Certification System

On December 10, 2025, an official press conference was held by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on the policy document the Action Plan on the Improvement of Quality Certification Competence (2025-2030) (hereinafter referred to as “the Action Plan”), and several officials from other relevant regulators or entities also attended the press conference to provide further […]

2026 Call for Comment on Standardization Projects for RISC-V

On 20 January 2026, China’s National Technical Committee on Integrated Circuit Standardization(SAC/TC599) opened a Call for Comment on 2026 RISC-V Standardization Project Pipeline.   Scope of Call for Comment Instruction Set Standards Translate the development of standards for the RISC-V base instruction set, extended instruction sets, privileged architecture, and instruction set peripherals. Conduct research and […]

MIIT/TC01 AI Convened Second Plenary Meeting of 2025

On 31st December 2025, the Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT/TC01) convened its second plenary meeting of 2025 in Beijing. The event gathered over 500 participants, including distinguished guests: Xie Shaofeng, Chief Engineer of MIIT; Zheng Zhiming, Chairman of MIIT/TC01 and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wen Ku, […]

China Issued Plan for Digital Transformation of Automotive Industry

On December 29, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Data Administration jointly released the Implementation Plan for the Digital Transformation of the Automotive Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Implementation Plan). As a cornerstone of China’s economy, the automotive sector – with […]

China’s Draft of New Regulations for Human-Like AI Services

On 27 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) launched a Call for Comments on the Interim Measures for Administration of Interactive Services of Human-Like AI (hereinafter referred to as the Interim Measures). The comment period will remain open until 26 January 2026. The Interim Measures aim to strike a balance between encouraging technological innovation and […]

SAMR Released New Mandatory National Standard for Civil Unmanned Aircraft

On December 2, 2025, the National Standardization Administration of China released a new mandatory national standards GB 46860-2025 Unique product identification code for civil unmanned aircraft. The standard was led by the National Technical Committee of Information Technology (SAC/TC28). It will come to effect on 1 January 2027, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will assume […]

SAC/SC42(Artificial Intelligence) Second Standards Week in December 2025

From December 24 to 26, 2025, the Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee under the National Information Technology Technical Committee (SAC/TC28/SC42 or SAC/SC42) convened its second Standards Week of the year. The event brought together over 400 representatives from government, industry, and academia to share the latest progress in AI technologies and participate in working group meetings for […]