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On 4 November 2025, the Department of Standards Innovation and Management under the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) released a press briefing summarizing China’s international standardization achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2020–2025). The data demonstrate China’s expanding influence in global standard-setting, particularly across Africa and Southeast Asia. This article highlights six key outcomes from […]
On October 28, 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China released the Proposal for Formulating the Fifteenth Five-Year Planning for National Economic and Social Development. The document contains three chapters. Chapter 1 summarizes the current international and domestic socio-economic issues faced. Chapter 2 lays out guiding principles and […]
On March 5, 2025, during the “Two Sessions,” Premier Li Qiang delivered the 2025 Government Work Report to the National People’s Congress, in which the term “standards” appeared eight times (directly related to standardization work), an increase of three mentions compared to the 2024 report. This reflects a rising emphasis on standardization in the top-level policy agenda. […]
From December 18, 2024, to February 16, 2025, the National Standardization Principles and Methods Technical Committee (SAC/TC286) sought public feedback on the national standard Rules of Standardization Activities—Part 3: Guidelines for referencing standards in regulations. The primary purpose of this standard is to ensure usability, specifically providing rules and pathways for referencing standards in laws […]
On December 31, 2024, SAMR/SAC issued a notice titled “Notice on Strict Management of National Standard Development Timelines” requiring strict enforcement of the policy that national standards must be developed within a maximum of 24 months. Key Points of the Notice: Defined Development Timelines: The development cycle for mandatory standards should generally not exceed 24 months, and […]
From August 1 to 30, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) sought public comments on the Implementation Opinions on Promoting Quality and Safety Traceability of Key Industrial Products (Draft for Comments). This draft document details the implementation of the requirements indicated in the Outline for Building a Great Power of Quality, which calls for the establishment […]
China has unveiled a comprehensive action plan for its national informatization standards system on 29 May 2024, set to reshape the landscape of information technology and digital infrastructure in the following three years. Titled as “Action plan for developing informatization standards (2024-2027)”, this ambitious plan aims to enhance the nation’s capabilities in driving high-quality development […]
On 9 April, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) jointly released the “Implementation Plan for […]
On 27 and 28 December 2023, SAMR convened the National Market Supervision Work Conference, reviewing the work conducted in 2023 and outlining the key tasks for 2024. The conference emphasized that in 2023, the national market supervision system achieved eight main results. Specifically, it: i) promoted the healthy development of business entities, ii) strengthened the […]
