Service Trade Standardization Conference Convenes in Beijing to Advance Global Rules

China News Service reported that the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade hosted the 10th Service Trade Standardization Conference in Beijing on the morning of October 14. Delegates from international organizations, government authorities, industry bodies, and enterprises held discussions focused on aligning international service trade rules, implementing standards, and conducting cross-border business. The conference unveiled three international standardization deliverables addressing the application of sustainable tourism indicators, the formulation of e-commerce platform user terms, and shared manufacturing frameworks. In addition, thirteen international standard formulation projects were initiated across e-commerce, sustainable tourism, and shared manufacturing to link standardization with industry requirements and assist domestic services in expanding overseas. Yao Xin, secretary general of the Commercial Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, stated that these outcomes reflect industry trends toward digitalization, standardization, integration, and internationalization. Yao indicated that the work gives operators clear guidelines to follow, improves consumer confidence, elevates the quality of local specialty goods and services, and aids their expansion into domestic and foreign markets. During the event, the secretariat of the International Organization for Standardization technical committee on digital marketing was formally inaugurated. Six international standardization working groups were launched simultaneously, focusing on business events, supply chain management consulting, and contact center inclusive services, while research achievements such as China Cases of Standardization in Trade in Services were released.

According to Yao Xin, the standards provide clear guidelines for operators, improve consumer security, and support local specialty products and services in raising quality to better penetrate both domestic and international markets.