China, Africa call for bolstering cooperation on standardization

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Experts from China and Africa called for stronger collaboration on standardization, emphasizing its pivotal role in fostering high-quality development and building mutually…

Experts from China and Africa called for stronger collaboration on standardization, emphasizing its pivotal role in fostering high-quality development and building mutually beneficial partnerships across both sides.

They made the remarks at the China-Africa Standardization Cooperation Conference, held in Beijing on Monday. Under the theme "Standards 'Soft Connectivity' for China-Africa High-Quality Development", the conference brought together representatives from Chinese and African governments, enterprises, and academic sectors to explore how standardization can underpin collaborative development.

Reuben Gisore, technical director of the African Organization for Standardization, underscored the importance of unified norms. He characterized standards as "the quiet infrastructure of trade", explaining that they "help products move, strengthen confidence, and reduce the technical barriers that can hold businesses back".

Gisore lauded China as "a reliable partner to African countries, from the support of independence to economic development, infrastructure, and industrialization", adding that standardization collaboration now offers the two sides a "structured way to solve common challenges together".

Standardization cooperation "reaches small and medium enterprises, youth, traders, and farmers through education and training", Gisore said. "It supports better production processes, consumer safety, and stronger business order. It also opens space for joint development or adoption of standards where common interests demand practical solutions."

Fu Qiang, director of the Institute of Agriculture and Biotechnology Standardization at the China National Institute of Standardization, highlighted the China-Zambia Agricultural Standardization Demonstration Zone as a prime example of how such collaboration delivers tangible benefits.

He detailed that this initiative stemmed from China's commitment at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to establish 100,000 mu…

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