China issues national standard on high performance computing
The first national standard on high performance computing (HPC), GB/T 45400-2025, was issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
BRICS Economic and Trade Forum convened in Beijing
The BRICS Economic and Trade Forum was convened on April 18 in Beijing, which was themed “Standards cooperation facilitates trade development, BRICS cooperation empowers the Global South”.
China revises measures for adopting international standards
The State Administration for Market Regulation revised and issued the Measures for the Adoption of International Standards recently.
The 3rd Annual Meeting of Carbon Label held in Beijing
The meeting focused on the evolution process of the carbon label standards system in the past decade, and released the carbon label standards system coordinating infrastructure and industry, which marks China's solution to global low-carbon transforma
Chinese expert re-elected Chair of APEC EGEEC
Liu Meng, Associate Researcher of the Branch of Resource and Environment Research, China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), was re-elected as the Chair of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EGEEC).
SAC/TC 260 convenes Standards Week in Suzhou
The Standards Week activity was held on April 15-17 in Suzhou city, East China’s Jiangsu province.
AdHoc meeting held for an ISO standard project on DPP
The ISO/UNECE joint working group for information exchange of supply chain aligned to UN/CEFACT semantics (ISO/TC 154/JWG 9) held the AdHoc Meeting of ISO/PWI 25534-1.
Discover the CEN and CENELEC Work Programme 2025!
CEN and CENELEC are excited to announce that the 2025 Work Programme has been published.
IEC standard for AAL robots assists lives of the elderly
IEC 63310:2025, Functional performance criteria for AAL robots used in connected home environment, was officially issued.
Responsible cinema: best practices spread
The AFNOR Spec standard offers production companies concrete actions for deploying a film, audiovisual or advertising project.
SAMR kicks off pilot project of standards management reform
SAMR published the Notice on Deepening the Pilot Project of Local Standards Management System Reform on January 27.
ISO releases standard for traditional Chinese medicine
The international standard ISO 19851:2025, Traditional Chinese medicine—Cinnamomum cassia branch, was published recently.
16 sectoral standards for ecology and environment released
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment released China’s first batch of 16 sectoral standards for environment benchmarks.
ISO/TC 347/AHG 4 convenes 5th meeting
ISO/TC 347/AHG 4, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), held the 5th meeting on February 7.
CNIS expert wins ISO Excellence Award
Liu Meng, Associate Researcher form CNIS, was awarded the ISO Excellence Award on February 19.
Chinese experts attend the 62nd session of the IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened the 62nd session on February 24-28 in Hangzhou.
Supporting foreign-owned enterprises in standards making
Relevant authorities always positively support the participation of foreign-owned enterprises in standards development and revision.
Annual meeting of SAC/SWG 29 on digital standards held
The annual meeting of SAC/SWG 29 and the standard technical review meeting were held in Beijing.
GCC Special Interest Group set up in Beijing
The GCC established the Special Interest Group on Energy Saving and Decarbonization on December 20, 2024 in Beijing.
The 3rd Education Standardization Development Forum held
The Implementation Plan of Selection and Building of Pilot Colleges for SOP Standardization Talent Cultivation was released on December 28, 2024.
Intl standards promote sustainable development of tourism
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism held a press conference to give a comprehensive introduction to ISO 14785:2024.
CMA publishes report on meteorological standardization
China Meteorological Administration issued the Annual Report on Meteorological Standardization Development (2024) on December 27, 2024.
Action plan on establishing standards system released
The Action Plan on Further Strengthening the Construction of Standards and Metrology System for Carbon Peak and Neutrality (2024-2025) was issued.
Report on standardization achievements of the BRI issued
SAMR (SAC) and relevant departments jointly issued the Report on the Standardization Achievements of the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) recently.
CCSA convenes the 2024 work meeting
The 2024 work meeting of China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) was held on December 26.
Standard proposals on digital transformation approved
Led by the CNIS, the research on digital transformation of standards in China has kicked off in all respects, covering top-level design, key technologies, full chain of application scenarios, and other projects.
China releases measures for railway technical standards
The National Railway Administration revised current regulations, and issued the Measures for Management of Railway Technical Standards to implement relevant deployments and mechanism construction.
GCC Special Interest Group set up in Beijing
The GCC established the Special Interest Group on Energy Saving and Decarbonization on December 20, 2024 in Beijing.
China holds the secretariat of ISO/TC 350
The ISO/TMB approved the establishment of ISO/TC 350 on creative digital design, the secretariat of which is held by China.
First national standard for natural sport climbing fields
The news meeting on GB/T 22517.12-2024, Technical requirements and test methods for sports field—Part 12: Natural sport climbing venue, was held in Yangshuo county, Southwest China’s Guangxi province.
New Industry Standardization Pilot Forum convenes in Beijing
Hosted by China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) and Beijing CESI Technology Co., Ltd., the New Industry Standardization Pilot Forum was held in Beijing on November 21.
ISO issues the framework for ESG implementation principles
ISO officially released ISO IWA 48:2024, Framework for implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, on November 14 during the COP29.
International Standardization Youth Star Competition 2024
20 out of 200 teams from over 50 universities and colleges nationwide entered the final match of the International Standardization Youth Star Competition 2024 in Beijing on November 10.
Excellent cases of international standardization released
On November 4, the 2024 International Standardization Excellent Case Awarding Ceremony and the Exchange Meeting were held in Southeast China’s Zhejiang province.
KATS takes the lead in resolving global challenges
—Interview with Ph.D. Jinseok Bae, KATS Liaison Officer to IEC GIF
Three working groups on commercial aerospace established
SAC/TC 425 recently established three working groups for emerging fields and strategic emerging industries related to commercial aerospace.
Zhejiang releases local standard on live streaming
Live streaming has become a vital means of e-commerce to attract consumers’ attention and boost sales worldwide.
National guide on standardization system for AI published
The National Guide on the Construction of Comprehensive Standardization System for the Artificial Intelligence Industry (2024) was jointly published.
APRE YP Campaign held in Shenzhen
The 2024 Asia Pacific Regional Young Professional Campaign was successfully held in Shenzhen from June 25 to 30.
Hubei Association Standardization Development Alliance set u
The launching ceremony of Hubei Association Standardization Development Alliance was held in Wuhan, Hubei province.
The 108th plenary meeting of IEC/TC 61 held in Hangzhou
Hosted by IEC, the 108th plenary meeting of IEC/TC 61 was held on June 3-7 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Tian Shihong attends the 124th meeting of ISO Council
The 124th meeting of ISO Council was held on June 3-6 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ISO/TC 344 on innovative logistics set up in Qingdao
The 2024 International Standardization Conference on Logistics was held on May 29 in Qingdao, Shandong province,
ISO standard on braking system of railway vehicles released
ISO 24221:2024, Railway applications—Braking system—General requirements, was recently released.
Plenary meeting of SAC/SWG 27 held in Shenzhen
The plenary meeting of SAC/SWG 27 and Standardization Education Week was held on April 22-26 in Shenzhen.
Standardizers gather at 2024 ZGC Forum
The Forum on Standardization and Science and Technology Innovation Development was successfully held in hybrid forms.
IEC Promotion Center cooperates with State Grid Fujian
The IEC Promotion Center (Nanjing) signed a development cooperation agreement with State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd.
WDTA releases two standards for LLM security
The 27th Session of United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development was held on April 15-19.
An annual event in March in China is the Two Sessions, the meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The SPOTLIGHT column of the issue displays the speech highlights of Luo Wen, SAMR Minister, and the insights into standards of representatives during the meetings.
The 2025 International Standardization (Chilin) Forum was held in Nanjing city, East China’s Jiangsu province, on April 16, which focuses on the theme of “Towards carbon peak and carbon neutrality: international carbon footprint standards driving green and low-carbon development”. The SPECIAL REPORT column introduces the main achievements of the meeting and highlights of addresses and keynote speeches of more than 10 domestic and international officials and experts.
At the forum, China Standardization interviewed IEC President Mr. Jo Cops and IEC Vice-President and Chair of SMB Mr. Vimal Mahendru. Jo Cops introduced the latest progresses of the IEC Global Impact Fund (GIF), IEC’s measures to respond to the ever-changing world and technological innovation, and the achievements during his presidency. “We have achieved a lot during my presidency, thanks to the very solid foundations laid down by my predecessor, Dr. Shu Yinbiao, the 36th IEC President. We have completed important work on the long-term sustainability of the IEC, created the IEC GIF, and developed smart products and services to bring IEC standards and conformity assessment into the digital age,” he said.
Vimal Mahendru shared his insights into the issues such as how IEC collaborates with other international standards organizations, the biggest challenges faced by IEC, its priorities and the areas that IEC and China can cooperate. He said, “Energy efficiency is already a big topic in China. But the future is about zero-energy and zero-emission buildings. How can we make sure that a building becomes so self-sufficient in energy that it doesn’t take anything from the grid and doesn’t emit any smoke or pollution? This is the future. Those are areas where China and IEC can cooperate very well.”
Europe also held an important annual meeting in March, the 9th Cybersecurity Standardization Conference, which was organized by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity and the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs)—CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. More details can be found in the FEATURES column.
The RESEARCH & EXPLORATION column presents three academic papers that make a comparative analysis of frame strength standards for intelligent urban rail vehicles, research into China’s standards system of fire extinguishing agents, and a standardized process for prognostic biomarker discovery based on genetic big data, respectively.
Enjoy the reading!
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
China revises measures for adopting international standards
《采用国际标准管理办法》出台
China issues national standard on high performance computing
首个云超算国家标准出炉
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
ISO releases two standards for tourism
由中国牵头制定的在线旅游机构和展览与活动领域ISO国际标准发布
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 独家专访
Building on collaboration to create a smart future—Interview with IEC President Mr. Jo Cops
以协作为基础 创造智慧未来——专访IEC主席 乔·科普斯
China and IEC can cooperate very well for the future—Interview with Mr. Vimal Mahendru, IEC Vice-President and Chair of SMB
中国与IEC深化合作 共创未来——专访IEC副主席兼标准化管理局主席 维马尔·马亨德鲁
SPOTLIGHT 聚光灯
Voices about standards in the Two Sessions
聚焦全国两会 关注标准声音
SPECIAL REPORT 特别报道
2025 International Standardization (Chilin) Forum held in Nanjing
2025国际标准化（麒麟）大会在南京召开
FEATURES 特色
Striding towards a safer cyberspace: Cybersecurity Standardization Conference 2025 held in Belgium
2025年欧洲网络安全标准化大会在比利时召开
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
World Telecommunication Information Society Day
世界电信和信息社会日即将到来
RESEARCH & EXPLORATION 研究与探索
Comparative analysis of frame strength standards for intelligent urban rail vehicles
智能城轨车辆构架强度标准对比分析
Research on the construction of China’s standards system of fire extinguishing agents
中国灭火剂标准体系建设研究
Preliminary exploration of constructing a standardized process for prognostic biomarker discovery based on genetic big data
基于遗传大数据的预后标志物挖掘标准流程构建初探
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Newly approved national standards of P. R. China (No. 3, 4, 6 and 8 released in 2025)
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