UK-China Business Environment Programme

UK-China Business Environment Programme

Standards Strand

Standards Strand
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Overall objective

The UK-China Business Environment Programme (BEP) is a part of the UK Government’s Prosperity Fund and aims to create a more transparent and improved business environment in China by strengthening the legal and regulatory framework, its implementation, enforcement, and compliance.

The Programme has 5 main focus areas:

  • Investment environment
  • Intellectual property
  • International standards
  • Commercial dispute resolution
  • Anti money-laundering

The International Standards strand, managed by BSI, commenced in June 2019 and will run for three years. It supports the objectives of the Chinese government to improve the harmonization of standards and standards setting in China, in line with international standards. This will also increase opportunities for UK and other international businesses to access the Chinese market. The programme is broken down into three key components encompassing 10 sectors.

Key components


6 tangible outputs

1. Enhanced technical knowledge and capacities within the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) and Technical Committees on the adoption of international standards.

2. Increased participation and understanding of industry stakeholders and policymakers on selected new international standards in China.

3. Improved Chinese capacities around proposing international standards.

4. Increased UK-China collaboration on international standards.

5. Increased evidence on the economic and social impacts of adopting international standards in China.

6. Findings on the economic and social impacts of adopting international standards in China are disseminated.


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This project has been funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) Prosperity Fund from the UK Government.

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