From 31 March to 3 April, the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (SAC/TC260) held its first “Standards Week” of 2026 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The event comprised one plenary session, nine working group meetings, and six thematic technical exchanges. Nine working groups Six thematic technical exchanges WG3 (Cryptography) WG4 (Authentication & Authorization) […]
On 23 April 2026, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) issued a call for experts to join the management committee of the National Standards Digitalization Standardization Technical Committee. CNIS serves as the secretariat of the committee’s predecessor, the National Standards Digitalization Standardization Working Group (SAC/SWG 29), which was established in November 2022 and has […]
On 30 April 2026, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) issued a call for data collection to support the development of three national standards initiated in 2025. These standards fall under SAC/TC20 (Energy Fundamentals and Management), for which CNIS serves as secretariat. The standards comprise one mandatory national standard (GB) and two national standardization […]
On 27 April 2026, the Fifth Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States’ Heads of Information and Communication Technology Agencies was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Digital Development and Innovation Technologies. Representatives from member states exchanged views on digital and ICT sector development and future cooperation. […]
New Working Groups Established On 10 April 2026, China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) convened a kick-off meeting for two new standardization working groups: Automotive Software Working Group and Automotive Data Working Group. Each group will specialize in formulating standards within their respective domains. Internal Technical Review of 3 Automotive Product Carbon Footprint Standards […]
On 14 April 2026, the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) held its third meeting of the fifth Plenary Committee in Beijing. Mr. Shu Wei, Member of the Vice Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Administrator of the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA), attended and delivered a speech. […]
On 8 April 2026, the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) convened a symposium in Beijing on international standardization for artificial intelligence. The meeting brought together over 30 standardization high-level leaders and experts from Huawei, Alibaba, Xiaomi, iFlytek, SenseTime, Hisense, ZTE, Ant Group and Sangfor, as well as research institutions including the China Academy of Information […]
On April 15, 2026, two key technical standards for China’s National Integrated Computing Network are currently under development, as over 60 experts and industry representatives convened in Beijing to review draft versions of the documents. The standards are: 20260030-Z-907 National Integrated Computing Network—Technical requirements for pooling of computing power resource in artificial intelligent computing infrastructure […]
On April 16, 2026, the inaugural meeting of the sixth session of the National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization (SAC/TC114) was held in Beijing, which marks official launch of the new committee. Its secretariat is hosted by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC). The sixth committee has 78 members from government ministries, CATARC, […]
On April 21, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China and the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries of Mozambique signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on agricultural standardization cooperation. The agreement was signed by SAMR Commissioner Luo Wen and Mozambican Minister Roberto Albino. The MOU is designed to implement the cooperation […]