In July 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the Plan on Sector Standards’ Revision, Development and Translation (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). The Plan contains a list of standards that require further development, including 188 sector standards that need to be revised, 450 that need to be formulated, and an additional 40 that need translating. The aim of the Plan is to better support the implementation of China’s Outline for the Development of National Standardization released in 2021. This list contains information on the name of sector standards (to be developed / revised / translated), the organizations in charge, organizations for standards drafting, as well as corresponding time schedules.

Among the list of sector standards, priority has been given to the standardization of key industries with a focus on stabilizing their supply chains. The focal points of standardization include 5G - the new generation of information technology, as well as new energy automobiles and intelligent connected vehicles.