On November 6, Qin Xianming, Deputy General Manager of CTC, met with Sharipov Shavkat, Deputy Director of the Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as "UZ Standard"), and his delegation. The two sides held discussions on promoting cooperation between testing institutions and in the standards field between the two countries.

At the meeting, Qin Xianming first welcomed the Uzbek delegation and introduced CTC's development overview, main businesses, and the Chinese government's regulatory mechanisms in fields such as inspection and testing, product certification, and laboratory accreditation.

Mr. Sharipov Shavkat introduced the organizational structure of UZ Standard and explained the management of testing institutions and standardization in Uzbekistan. UZ Standard is Uzbekistan's national metrology, accreditation, and standardization management body, responsible for managing the national product sampling inspection and quality inspection system and certification system, and representing the country in international cooperation. The Uzbek side expressed the hope to establish a cooperative relationship with CTC and learn from China's advanced inspection and testing technologies and management experience.

Subsequently, the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the matter of cooperating to establish a testing institution in Uzbekistan and clarified the next steps.

On November 11, CTC, the Uzbekistan Standards Agency, and the Building Materials Industry Productivity Promotion Center held a signing ceremony for "China-Uzbekistan Cooperation on Testing Institutions and Standards." The three parties reached a consensus of intent to promote bilateral economic and trade exchanges and form shared interests for sustainable development by jointly building a high-level testing institution in Uzbekistan.

With the in-depth practice of the Belt and Road Initiative and the continuous deepening of cooperative dialogues such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, CTC will continue to advance cooperation and exchanges with the Uzbekistan Standards Agency, promote the implementation of the Group's advanced technical equipment, services, and management experience in Central Asia, and promote the high-quality development of the building materials industries of both sides.

Wei Wenrong, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Triumph; Cai Bo, Assistant to the General Manager of the Building Materials Industry Productivity Center; Qiu Yan, Director of the Science and Technology Development Department of CTC; Zhao Hu, General Manager of CTC Jiangsu Branch; and relevant heads attended the discussion and signing ceremony.