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 August 21, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a draft mandatory national standard titled Technical requirements for vehicle cryptography application for public comment. The consultation, organized by the Equipment Industry Division I under the MIIT and coordinated by the National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization (SAC/TC114), runs from August 21 […]
On August 28, 2026, the Department of Standards Innovation and Management under the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a notice launching the recruitment of secretariats and domestic technical mirroring units for a new batch of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical bodies. The move is intended to advance […]
On August 27, 2026, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) issued an announcement releasing two revised certification implementation rules in accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Green Product Certification and Labeling, in a further effort to standardize green product certification activities. The two rules are CNCA-CGP-18:2026 – Green Product Certification Implementation Rule: Kitchen […]
On 1 September 2026, the National Standardization Administration (SAC) released for public comment the draft revision of GB/T 20003.1, Special procedures for the development of standards – Part 1: Standards related to patents, developed under the 2025 national standardization plan (Project No. 20252139-T-424) and administered by the National Technical Committee on Standardization Principles and Methods […]
From 17 to 19 August 2026, the 5th Technology Exchange Conference on Standards and Patents was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Jointly organized by China Standardization Press, publisher of China Standardization magazine, and Shanghai Technology Exchange, with support from relevant local partners, the conference brought together more than 100 representatives from government agencies, standardization and intellectual […]
On 27 and 28 July 2026, the Standardization Working Committee of the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association (CEEIA) held its 2026 annual plenary meeting in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The meeting brouht together over 150 delegates from member companies, research institutes and technical committees. The committee’s annual work report reviewed a 2025 record that included 130 newly […]
On 24 August 2026, the Department of Science and Technology at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a Call for Comment on the Draft Guidelines on the Construction of the Standards System for the National Humanoid Robot Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Draft Guidelines). Feedback is open until 23 September 2026. The […]
On 14 August 2026, China’s National Standardization Administration (SAC) announced the publication of three national standardization guiding technical documents on industrial artificial intelligence (AI): GB/Z 195-2026 Artificial intelligence — Reference architecture of industrial agent, GB/Z 203-2026 Artificial intelligence — Technical requirements of industrial foundation model, and GB/Z 204-2026 Artificial intelligence — System architecture of industrial foundation model. […]
On 30 July 2026, China published GB 44721-2026 Intelligent and connected vehicle – Safety requirements for automated driving system, its first mandatory national standard for Level 3 (conditional) and Level 4 (high) automated driving systems. The standard is developed by the Subcommittee for Intelligent and Connected Vehicle under the National Technical Committee on Auto (SAC/TC114/SC34). […]