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Two-Pager: Standardisation with Chinese Characteristics?

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Disclaimer: This two-pager has been prepared by the CKN Secretariat and should not be considered the work of the individuals listed as authors of the report.

 

Key Takeaways

  • Europe must see standardization not as a niche technical field, but as a key site of geopolitical contestation and opportunity.
  • Europe has historically occupied a central position in international standardization.
  • China has aligned industrial champions, state institutions and global diplomacy behind a shared objective: embedding Chinese standards in the global economy of tomorrow.
  • This report proposed a blueprint for action on standardization along programming, promoting, protecting, partnering and process. These parallel paths should help reorient the stance of the EU and its Member States on standardization.

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The Dutch China Knowledge Network (CKN) is a network established to involve China experts and disseminate knowledge within the government of the Netherlands and beyond.Our key task is to connect various angles of research and events to better understand China’s motives, policies and vision to develop more effective policies and better advise social partners. The secretariat of the knowledge network has been assigned to think tank Clingendael together with LeidenAsiaCentre. They will function primarily as ‘knowledge brokers’, matching the supply and demand of knowledge.

 

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