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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 29 June 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the National Development and Reform Commission, and six other ministerial-level departments jointly issued the. Implementation Opinions on Pushing the High-Quality Development of Industrial Internet. The document sets development targets for 2030 and 2035, with standardization identified as a cross-cutting priority across multiple policy areas. The […]
On June 30, 2026, the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), on behalf of the drafting teams, issued a public comment notice for three sector standards on product carbon footprint (PCF) quantification for televisions, microcomputers, and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Stakeholders are invited to submit their feedback by July 30, 2026. The three PCF sector standards […]
In June 2026, China is rolling out a suite of revised automotive standards while celebrating the adoption of the world’s first UN regulation on autonomous driving systems (ADS), in a synchronized push for global harmonization and domestic industrial safety. The developments mark a pivotal shift from technical recommendations to enforceable safety certification frameworks for intelligent […]
In June 2026, China’s National Technical Committee on Energy Fundamentals and Management (SAC/TC20) released three mandatory energy efficiency draft standards for public comment, targeting LED flat panel luminaires, industrial boilers, and unitary air conditioners. Meanwhile, the National Technical Committee on Industrial Water Conservation (SAC/TC442) issued a call for experts to form a dedicated working group […]