As of the end of 2019, there were a total of 44000 inspection and testing institutions, 1.2847 million employees, and a total operating income of 322.5 billion yuan in China, an increase of 11.5%, 9.4%, and 14.8% respectively from the previous year. It is one of the fastest-growing and most promising inspection and testing markets in the world. "Han Yi, Chief Engineer of the State Administration for Market Regulation, introduced it at the" China Inspection and Testing High Quality Development and 14th Five Year Plan Conference "held at the China International Import Expo today.

Han Yi pointed out that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China reviewed the "Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 14th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long Range Objectives for 2035", proposing that promoting high-quality development should be the theme of economic and social development during the 14th Five Year Plan period. Clear requirements were put forward for market supervision and inspection and testing work, requiring the construction of a high standard market system, the improvement of national quality infrastructure, the strengthening of standards, metrology and other systems and capacity building, and the deepening of quality improvement actions.

In the field of inspection and testing, at the beginning of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation deployed 16 major preliminary research projects for the 14th Five Year Plan. Han Yi said that today, at the CIIE, with the theme of high-quality development of inspection and testing, experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders are invited to jointly plan the development ideas and target tasks of China's inspection and testing industry during the 14th Five Year Plan period.

The meeting emphasized the need to strive to establish a basic inspection and testing system that meets the needs of high-quality development by 2025, and to significantly enhance the testing capabilities that support national economic and social development. The standardized operation level of the industry and social credibility will be significantly improved, and a number of large-scale, high-level, reputable, and service-oriented inspection and testing groups will emerge, forming a characteristic area for the concentrated and contiguous development of high-tech inspection and testing service industry, and cultivating a number of internationally influential inspection and testing well-known brands. By 2035, establish a new pattern of high-quality development for inspection and testing that meets the needs of modern market economy.

This conference is jointly hosted by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and organized by the Certification and Accreditation Technology Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Trade Promotion Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Han Yi, Chief Engineer of the State Administration for Market Regulation, and Zhang Shenfeng, Vice President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.

Six representatives made keynote speeches, including Pang Guofang, academician of the CAE Member, Cai Lidong, vice president of Jilin University, Liang Qi, professor of the Industrial and Regional Development Research Center of Sun Yat sen University, Zhang Wei, secretary of the Party Committee of Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., Zhang Yuqi, chairman of the board of SDIC Inspection and Testing Certification Co., Ltd., and Xu Zengde, chairman of the board of directors of CIIC Group. Representatives from relevant inspection and testing institutions delivered key speeches.