Takshashila Issue Paper - China’s Technical Standardisation Framework

Indo-Pacific StudiesHigh Tech Geopolitics
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This paper analyses China’s National Standardisation Development (NSD) Outline released in October 2021.  The NSD outline consolidates the goals of the “China Standards 2035” (中国标准 2035) project and is one of many documents which supplement existing national-level strategies.

The NSD Outline highlights the importance of standards for domestic economic development for fuelling technological innovation and improving domestic industry standards. It also highlights the Chinese government’s view of standardisation as an opportunity to increase international influence and an opportunity to increase Chinese participation in international organisations and standard-setting organisations. Although the goals set out in the NSD outline are lofty, the Chinese government’s standardisation ambitions might face challenges of interoperability, over-standardisation, and geopolitical pushback.

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Megha Pardhi
Megha Pardhi

Megha was a Research Analyst (China Studies) in the Indo-Pacific Studies programme at The Takshashila Institution. Her research focuses on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the role of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Quantum Computing in the military.

Arjun Gargeyas
Arjun Gargeyas

Arjun Gargeyas was a Research Analyst working with the High Tech Geopolitics programme at the Takshashila Institution. Arjun’s interests primarily lie at the intersection of foreign, technology, energy, and environmental policy.

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