The 123rd meeting of ISO Council was held on February 20-22 in Switzerland. As the representative of China, a permanent member of the ISO Council, Tian Shihong, Vice Minister of SAMR and Administrator of SAC, led the Chinese delegation to attend the meeting.

The attendees discussed the policies on public fund management and data protection of ISO members, risk management schemes, and governance review programs. They further reviewed the key projects and relevant implementation progresses in fields such as public consultation, sustainable development, machine-readable standards, and quantum technology, and discussed the reappointment of Vice President for Technical Management, Vice President for Finance, Treasurer, and other positions.

Two seminars on artificial intelligence (AI) and business models were held during the meeting. Tian deeply participated in the discussion and put forward suggestions on behalf of China, which were highly recognized by the Secretary-General of ISO and members of the Council.

The Chinese delegation visited the Chinese mission to the WTO, the permanent mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland. Furthermore, meetings were held to communicate with heads of ISO and IEC, and representatives from other ISO Council members such as the U.K., the U.S., France, and Germany, to exchange views on promoting standardization cooperation in fields such as cultural heritage protection, and enhancing governance of international standards organizations.