Firmly upholding the belief that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, China has prioritized eco-environmental protection and green development, making great strides in building a beautiful China.
The September/October issue introduces the white paper titled “China’s Green Development in the New Era” released earlier this year, which presents a full picture of China’s ideas, actions, and achievements in green development in the new era, and shares its experience with the whole world.
Besides laws and regulations put in place, standardization plays an increasingly important role in promoting green development. So far, more than 3,000 standards on green development for key areas have been developed and revised, which are key to the pursuit of the harmonious development of humanity and nature.
In the EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW column, Meng Qingqiang, Chief Engineer of State Grid Corporation of China, shared the company’s exploration in the standardization area, and summarized its experience in the innovative development of standards, providing valuable reference for the development of standardization undertaking in China.
Zhang Dingkang, President of Guangdong Institute of Standardization, explains the institute’s top priorities, and how it promotes the technological innovation of standards and the economic and social development.
In the STANDARDS STORY column, we bring you the story of Zhang Hui, a standardization veteran working for at least two decades in the area of aerospace logistics and supply chain management, and you can find out what an important role that standardization has played in his work.
The STANDARDS PRACTICE column showcases how China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization has made through its 40 years’ development to become a leader in the engineering construction standardization in China with international
influence.
With concerted efforts, China will gather the huge strength of green development, making “green” a defining feature of a beautiful China.
