On Oct. 22, ASTM International welcomed a delegation from the Guangzhou System for Concerted Action Against Technical Barriers to Trade to ASTM Headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pa. While the individuals within the group are executives at a variety of organizations in Guangzhou, China, they share an interest in learning more about eliminating technical barriers to trade. The Guangzhou delegation wanted to learn how ASTM International manages standards development, how it operates in China, how it deals with intellectual property rights and what it has done to promote standardization. The group also wanted to explore ways in which it and ASTM could work together on standards promotion and information exchange. Finally, the Guangzhou delegation wanted to learn more about other organizations in the United States that are dealing with technical barriers to trade and how those organizations work.
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