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MIIT has established a dedicated Industrial Software Standardization Technical Committee, strengthening the organisational framework for developing industry standards. Its inaugural meeting took place in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on October 21, 2026. MIIT Vice Minister Xiong Jijun attended and delivered a speech, underscoring the importance attached to industrial software standardization.
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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has opened a public consultation on Requirements for Vehicle Data Security, a proposed mandatory national standard that would replace GB/T 44464—2024, General Requirements for Vehicle Data. Comments are accepted until December 19, 2026. The proposal would combine manufacturer governance, vehicle-level technical controls and inspection methods, with implications for automotive semiconductor, connectivity hardware and software suppliers.
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China has published two mandatory national standards addressing the security of geospatial data generated by intelligent and connected vehicles: GB 48319—2026, Basic Requirements of Security Processing for Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Spatio-temporal Data, and GB 48320—2026, Basic Security Requirements for Spatio-temporal Data Sensing System of Intelligent and Connected Vehicle.
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China’s revised GB 6675 serial toy safety standards took effect on November 1, 2026, introducing updated chemical, mechanical, physical and flammability requirements. Published on October 5, 2025, the four mandatory national standards replace their 2014 predecessors and strengthen the technical requirements applicable to toys supplied to the Chinese market.
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On October 27, 2026, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) released a draft revision to the Regulations for the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Waste Electric and Electronic Products for public consultation. The Ministry also published a proposed revision to the rules governing hazardous waste business licenses. Comments on both documents are due by November 25, 2026.
