On August 27, 2025, the 7th China-ASEAN Cooperation Dialogue on Automotive Standards and Regulations was convened in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, yielding fruitful outcomes of exchanges and cooperation in automotive standardization between the two sides. During the dialogue, China and ASEAN completed the second round of exchanging their respective lists of electric vehicle (EV) standards, which included 139 […]
On July 26, 2025, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) International Cooperation Forum on Artificial Intelligence Standardization was successfully held in Shanghai. This forum was hosted by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Global Industrial AI Alliance Center of Excellence, co-organized by the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute […]
On 28 July, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held an internal meeting to outline its agenda for the second half of 2025. The meeting identified 8 primary tasks, focusing on stabilizing industrial growth, securing critical supply chains, and strengthening technological self-reliance. The agenda emphasizes digital transformation, green development, and cultivation of high-quality enterprises, […]
On August 26, the 15th China International Medical Device Regulatory Forum was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, bringing together global leaders from regulatory agencies, international organizations, industry associations, academic institutions and leading enterprises to explore pathways for innovation and regulation in the medical device sectors. Guided by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), and supported by the Jiangsu […]
On July 11, 2025, China’s National Standardization Administration (SAC) released a statement on foreign invested enterprise (in China) participation in its national standardization technical committees. The statement indicated that, as of the end of June 2025, there were 3,333 representatives from foreign invested enterprises serving as committee members, accounting for 5.4% of the total membership. According to the statement, […]
On August 19, 2025, the inaugural meeting of the second-term Subcommittee on New Energy and Renewable Energy (SAC/TC20/SC6) under the National Technical Committee 20 on Energy Fundamentals and Management was successfully convened in Beijing. The new term subcommittee is chaired by Zhang Yiguo from the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI), with China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) as […]
From July 21 to 23, the 23rd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum (NEASF) was held in Xi’an, China’s Shaanxi Province. The meeting shared updates on the latest developments in standardization in China, Japan, and South Korea, and facilitated exchanges on deepening trilateral cooperation in this field. Representatives from the three countries jointly signed the Resolution of […]
On 31 July 2025, the State Council of China reviewed and approved the Opinions on Deeply Implementing the “Artificial Intelligence Plus” Action Plan. Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important driving force in the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. As AI technologies continue to mature, the collaborative integration of AI with various industries […]
On the afternoon of July 8, the first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Standardization Cooperation Conference, jointly initiated by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology of Russia (Rosstandart), was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Mr. Deng Zhiyong, Vice Minister of SAMR, and Administrator of the National […]
On 17 July 2025, the second meeting of the EU-China Data Cross-Border Flow Exchange Mechanism was held in Brussels. The meeting was co-chaired by Wang Jingtao, Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, and Sabine Weyand, Director-General for Trade of the European Commission. The EU-China Data Cross-Border Flow Exchange Mechanism was established in August […]