The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha, Hunan province on June 12-15. Themed "China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization", the expo was designed to further facilitate the China-Africa ties in the field of trade and economy.

To implement the achievement of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the FOCAC Beijing Action Plan (2025-2027), China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) attended the expo and set up booths as vital participants of the plan on China-Africa quality enhancement of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).

Through setting up a booth, CNIS introduced the efforts to construct the China-Africa Center for Standardization Cooperation and Research as well as the platform for digital mutual trust verification for China-Africa trade. It demonstrated the important role of standardization in promoting the China-Africa trade and economy as well as the industrial upgrading in Africa.

In terms of China-Africa standardization cooperation, CNIS introduced its latest research and the construction progress and phased achievements of the China-Africa Center for Standardization Cooperation and Research, and collected the technical demands of standardization from Chinese companies in Africa. CNIS experts gave keynote speeches on the China-Africa cooperation in enhancing the quality of products and services, and facilitating the connectivity of quality infrastructure.

By attending the expo, CNIS expanded the international influence of SAMR's plan on China-Africa quality enhancement, and drew a new picture of promoting the industrial upgrading with standards and empowering the high-quality development of China-Africa cooperation.