Efforts show in better products for export, import and domestic consumption

The percentage of Chinese exports to Africa found to be substandard dropped substantially, from 7.6 percent in 2014 to 3.2 percent last year. China has been working with 14 African countries for the past several years to fight exports of fake and poor quality goods. China also has trained over 1,000 personnel from African countries in quality supervision, inspection and quarantine issues in recent decades.

Also, oversight of food imports and exports will be strengthened to ensure food safety. Imports of over 2,000 kinds of food from 178 countries and regions are now permitted by Chinese authorities after they are evaluated. The administration has intensified its efforts in recent years in the inspection and quarantine of food to be imported into China. It also has established a national database for recording information on sales of imported food to track down problematic products when needed. Last year, 352 food importers and exporters from home and abroad were blacklisted for wrongdoing.

Zhi Shuping, minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Officials will intensify efforts to improve the quality of products for domestic consumption so that they are of the same standards and quality as those for export. Some 1,180 export enterprises in China are now making products for domestic consumption with the same standards and using the same manufacturing lines as those for export, covering 5,000 different kinds of products. Authorities seeking to improve quality are expected to target more products for domestic sale.

Sun Dawei, head of China's Certification and Accreditation Administration

China has made progress in streamlining its national standards to spur industrial growth. The administration has evaluated more than 13,200 mandatory standards, and will abolish or change more than half, he said. It also has reviewed over 100,000 recommended standards and will revise 30 percent. Some standards devised by China lead the world, such as those set for high-speed railways, telecommunications, civil nuclear power, household electrical appliances and traditional Chinese medicine.

Tian Shihong, head of China's Standardization Administration