China deepens standards cooperation

Altogether 146 foreign language versions of national standards were released earlier this week during the 2025 Qingdao Forum on International Standardization, marking a further step in the country's efforts to deepen global standardization cooperation and international trade. The event was held in Qingdao, Shandong province.

Internationally, standards serve as critical technical barometers for science, technology, business cooperation and cross-border commerce. The 146 national standards from China this time were translated into 11 languages including English, Russian, French, German and Japanese, and cover key sectors such as grain, agricultural machinery, firefighting, emergency response and robotics.

Sergio Mujica, secretary-general of the International Organization for Standardization, said: "China is the top country in terms of participation in ISO technical committees. About 99 percent of ISO technical committees include Chinese experts, and China provides leadership in around 10 percent of them."