On June 25, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) published the Progress Report on the Construction of Management System of Product Carbon Footprint (hereinafter referred to as the Progress Report). The Progress Report reflects China’s work in the field of product carbon footprint and the practices and achievements so […]
On 27 June, 2025, Cyberspace Administration of China published the Guidelines for Filing of Cross-border Data Security Assessment (Third Edition) to guide and assist data processors in standardizing and declaring the security assessment for cross-border data transfers. Compared to the previous edition from 2024, the new guidelines optimize and simplify the relevant materials that data processors need to submit for […]
On June 26,2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published an official response to Proposal No. 1481 from the Third Session of the 14th National People’s Congress. The proposal called for the establishment of a mandatory retirement system for household appliances. SAMR addressed in the response that promoting the development of the home appliance industry […]
On 13 June, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a public consultation on the draft Guidelines for the Security of Automotive Data Cross-Border Export (2025 Version) (hereinafter referred to as the draft guidelines). The move comes amid rapid growth in the self-driving technology and connected car sector, where increasing data processing activities and export […]
On June 10, 2025, the Secretariat of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China jointly released the Guidelines for Standardization of Intelligent Social Development and Governance (2025 Edition) (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines). According to the Guidelines, the Standardization of Intelligent Social Development and […]
On June 1, 2025, China’s first national standard for green data center evaluation, GB/T44989-2024 Evaluation of Green Data Center, was officially implemented. The standard was developed under the leadership of the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), with oversight from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). With the rapid development of the industry, data centers have become one […]
On May 30, 2025 , the Annual Meeting of the National Standardization Education Working Group (SAC/SWG27) and the Standardization Education Week concluded successfully in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, bringing together key representatives from academia, government, industry, and international organizations to explore the future of standardization education in the context of global digital transformation. The five-day event was co-organized by […]
From 26 to 30 May, 2025, the Secretariat of the Subcommittee on Intelligent Connected Vehicles of the National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization (SAC/TC114/SC34) organized the 17th Meeting of the Working Group on Automotive Information Security Standards and a series of seminars on relevant intelligent connected vehicle standards. More than 200 experts attended the event. […]
Beijing – July 2, 2025 – Mr. Jan Ellsberger, Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), along with Mr. Ultan Mulligan, Chief Services Officer, Dr. Issam Toufik, Chief Technology Officer, and Mr. Igor Minaev, Head of External Relations, visited the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) for a formal meeting to exchange updates on recent AI, […]
Beijing – June 30, 2025 – Mr. Jan Ellsberger, Director-General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), along with Mr. Ultan Mulligan, Chief Services Officer, Dr. Issam Toufik, Chief Technology Officer, and Mr. Igor Minaev, Head of External Relations, visited China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for a high-level meeting on the latest developments […]