China is drafting mandatory national standards to force interoperability among smart home devices, a move aimed at dismantling the closed technological ecosystems that have long fragmented the consumer appliance market.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is leading the effort to draft the compulsory standard, according to Zhao Lei, a vice president at Midea Group and president of its smart home business group.
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