China sets timetable to boost standards of goods

China will push forward unified domestic and international safety standards for consumer products in the next three years, the national standards organization has announced.

The country will first target the unification of domestic and international standards for key consumer goods, said Tian Shihong, head of the Standardization Administration of China.

The authority will compare 300 major domestic safety standards with international ones and find gaps between systems, he said at a work conference.