China’s Market Regulator Issues Certification Body Licensing Review Rules

This is a governance story rather than a market one, but it matters for anyone relying on Chinese certification to underpin tokenised assets, carbon credits or supply-chain claims. Tightening entry and linking review to ongoing supervision signals that accreditation is being repositioned as a compliance gate rather than a formality. The six-month transition gives existing bodies a defined window to adapt. Whether the higher admission standards shrink the pool of recognised certifiers, and how that ripples into cross-border recognition of Chinese certification, is the open question worth tracking.