CSR 2019: Setting a New Standard: Implications of China’s Emerging Standardization Strategy

By Michael Sutherland Introduction On November 4, 2017, the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress formally adopted the first major revision to China’s Standardization Law, almost thirty years after China’s original Standardization Law was adopted in 1989.[i] Standardization reform has been a major priority for the Chinese government since the 18th National Party …