On November 6, the China-Uzbekistan Building Materials Standard Technology Exchange Meeting, co-hosted by CTC and the Uzbekistan National Standards Agency, was held in Beijing. Sharipov, Deputy Director of the National Standardization and Coordination Department of UZ Standard; Guo Chenguang, Director of the International Standard Cooperation Division of the Department of Standard Innovation and Management of the State Administration for Market Regulation; Yan Bilan, Vice President of China Building Materials Academy; and Qin Xianming, Deputy General Manager of CTC, attended the meeting. The two sides exchanged the latest developments in standards cooperation in the building materials field between the two countries, discussed specific ways to carry out standardization cooperation in fields such as cement and glass, organized bilateral comparisons, conducted technical exchanges, and held in-depth discussions on improving standards capabilities and mutual recognition in the China-Uzbekistan building materials field.

Guo Chenguang pointed out that China and Uzbekistan have long carried out extensive cooperation in trade, technology, and other fields, and that there is a solid foundation and broad prospects for cooperation in promoting mutual recognition of building materials standards. Guo Chenguang expressed the hope that China and Uzbekistan would provide and share more experience in standardization system development and technical information, and promote common progress and shared standards outcomes on the grand stage of international standardization cooperation.

Sharipov stated that among the many fields of China-Uzbekistan cooperation, the building materials industry ranks first, and that the two countries have a solid foundation and broad prospects for cooperation in mutual recognition of building materials standards. Sharipov expressed the hope that through this meeting, a platform for standards and technical exchanges in the building materials field between China and Uzbekistan would be built, a long-term communication and cooperation mechanism would be established, and common progress in standardization work in the building materials field of the two countries would be promoted.

The successful holding of this China-Uzbekistan Building Materials Standard Technology Exchange Meeting will strengthen the alignment of technical standards systems in the building materials field between the two countries, give play to the role of standards connectivity, promote the expansion and quality improvement of investment cooperation in the building materials field between China and Uzbekistan, and help Made in China, Chinese brands, and Chinese standards play a positive role in the economic development of countries along the Belt and Road.