From September 16 to 17, the China Quality (Nanjing) Conference, jointly organized by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government and hosted by the Nanjing Municipal People’s Government, was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Aligning with global economic trends and the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on high-quality development, the conference centered on the theme “Quality: Empowering New Quality Productive Forces.” Participants discussed hot topics in quality and cutting-edge content in quality management under the new circumstances, building consensus on quality, promoting quality cooperation, accelerating quality transformation, and driving high-quality development of the global economy.
At the conference, the fifth China Quality Award, the highest honor in China’s quality field, was officially presented. Nine organizations, including Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., received the fifth China Quality Award, while 78 organizations and 6 individuals were awarded the nomination prize. Additionally, the “Nanjing Quality Initiative” was released during the event.
The conference featured four thematic sessions focusing on quality-driven high-quality development of enterprises, quality development and collaboration in global industrial and supply chains, quality promoting sustainable urban development with elevators enhancing urban life, and advancing quality governance modernization to boost consumer confidence. Two special events were also held: a meeting connecting international and national quality technical institutions with enterprises to develop New Quality Productive Forces, and a dialogue between the Nanjing Municipal Government and leading quality enterprises on high-quality development. These activities, centered on five dimensions—”deepening new themes, showcasing new achievements, exploring new models, building new platforms, and achieving new breakthroughs”—comprehensively promoted China’s quality policies, showcased achievements in high-quality development, facilitated deep-level global quality experience exchange, and substantively advanced quality cooperation.
The conference was held primarily offline, with online participation options. Approximately 600 representatives from over 30 countries and regions attended, including heads of relevant international organizations, officials from foreign government departments, leaders of foreign quality organizations, representatives of foreign chambers of commerce in China, and executives of foreign-funded enterprises in China. Participants also included members of China’s national coordination and promotion leadership group for building a quality powerhouse, representatives from local governments, enterprises, research institutions, universities, and related organizations.
Hosting international quality conferences to promote government quality policies, advanced quality management methods, and improved quality management levels is an international common practice. The China Quality Conference is an international platform for quality exchange and cooperation led by China, aimed at advancing international collaboration in quality, sharing experiences in quality governance across countries, promoting advanced quality management methods and innovative achievements, facilitating interconnectivity of quality infrastructure, and driving high-quality development. China has successfully held five China Quality Conferences in Beijing (2014), Shanghai (2017), Shenzhen (2019), Hangzhou (2021), and Chengdu (2023).
