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 […]
On 28 February 2026, the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially released the Key Points for National Metrology Work in 2026 to the public. The document, devised by the Metrology Department of SAMR, sets out a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen China’s national measurement infrastructure, with 53 key tasks focusing on 6 […]
On 27 February 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) approved a batch of voluntary national standards including GB/T 47177.1-2026 Quantum computing service platform – Part 1: Architecture and functional requirements. This project was approved in December 2024 with a 12-month development timeline. China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT) led its drafting […]
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 12 February 2026, the Department of Equipment Industry I of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) launched a Call for Comments on revisions of 4 mandatory national standards and formulation of 1 mandatory national standard. In accordance with the Standardization Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Measures for the Administration of Mandatory National Standards, MIIT […]
On 3 February 2026, China’s Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance (AIIA) held its 16th Plenary Meeting in Beijing. The event drew a wide range of stakeholders, including senior government officials, industry leaders, and academic experts. Distinguished attendees included Wang Jiangping, former Vice Minister from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and Chair of the AIIA […]
On 13 February 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) launched a Call for Comments on proposals to establish 11 new standardization technical committees. Deadline of the Call for Comments is 14 March 2026. The initiative aims to build a more systematic and forward-looking standards system to support industrial modernization. The proposed committees […]
On 26 December 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially established the Standardization Technical Committee on Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence (MIIT/TC08). The committee is primarily responsible of formulating and revising sector standards of humanoid robots and embodied intelligence. MIIT/TC08’s secretariat is hosted by the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE). The committee comprises 76 […]
On 7 January 2026, the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued a notice approving the 18 mandatory national standards projects. The approved standards projects includes the formulation, revision, and translation of critical technical regulations. These standards project covers Electric Vehicle, Intelligent and Connected Vehicle, construction materials, special equipment and so on. Meanwhile, 4 of the 18 projects are assigned to […]
On January 7, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China issued the Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Adjusting the Certification Models for Certain Products within the Compulsory Product Certification Catalogue, signaling a pivotal shift in the compliance landscape for specific items within the Compulsory Product Certification (CCC) catalog. This regulatory update […]