Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday urged efforts to accelerate the reform and innovation in standardization work, aiming to promote the quality upgrading in the real economy and strengthen the endogenous momentum for high-quality development.
Li made the remarks while presiding over a State Council study session. Vice premiers Ding Xuexiang, Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong delivered speeches at the meeting.
Standards serve as a crucial foundational system, playing a significant role in developing a modern industrial system and building a unified national market, Li said.
He emphasized the need to optimize the supply of standards to better align with the realities of economic and social development, and to strengthen digital technologies such as artificial intelligence to systematically advance the formulation and revision of standards.
The premier called for stronger implementation of standards, including the establishment of a mandatory responsibility list for enforcement, and efforts to encourage enterprises to adopt high-level standards. Furthermore, he stressed the importance of improving the internationalization of standards and steadily expanding institutional openness in the standards system.
Li highlighted reform and innovation as key drivers to comprehensively elevate the overall level of standards and the effectiveness of standardization management.
He underscored the need to better balance the roles of government and the market, and to support market forces such as businesses and industry alliances in playing a greater role in the development of standards.
Chinese premier calls for reform in standardization work to boost high-quality development
China Media Group's (CMG) "China Red" 4K/8K ultra-high-definition broadcast vehicle fleet arrived at the Port of Livorno, Italy on Sunday ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Following the successful fulfillment of the broadcast mission of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the "China Red" fleet has once again set out overseas and will undertake the production of 8K international public signals for the opening and closing ceremonies and multiple events of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games scheduled for February.
The broadcast vehicles were transported aboard the carrier Yuan Hai Kou, which departed from the Taicang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province on December 1, 2025.
The carrier sailed through the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, making a brief stopover at the Port of Piraeus in Greece on December 26 before proceeding to Italy.
Throughout the entire journey, the CMG ultra-high-definition broadcast vehicles were provided with comprehensive security and logistical support.
The "China Red" broadcast fleet consists of two 4K/8K ultra-high-definition broadcast vans and two supporting vehicles.
The 4K/8K broadcast vans are independently designed and integrated by the CMG -- China's flagship broadcaster. Each vehicle is 17 meters long, accommodates up to 34 workstations across five operational areas, and is capable of processing up to 80 channels of 4K signals, representing the cutting edge of international ultra-high-definition live production technology.
After completing customs clearance, the fleet will leave Livorno for Milan and is scheduled to officially move into the San Siro Stadium on January 13, where it will begin preliminary preparations for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic broadcast operations.
The 2026 Winter Games will open on February 6, 2026, at Milan's San Siro Olympic Stadium, with around 2,900 athletes expected to take part. It will be Italy's first Winter Olympics in 20 years since Turin 2006, and 70 years after Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the 1956 edition.
CMG broadcast vehicles arrive in Italy for 2026 Winter Olympics coverage
