China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology opened consultation on draft national standard Technical Safety Requirements for Children's Smartwatches

On 20 September 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened a public consultation, until 25 September 2025, on the draft mandatory national standard "Technical Safety Requirements for Children's Smartwatches". The draft sets provisions for children’s watches designed for users aged 3 to under 14 years, covering structural safety, chemical limits, fire resistance, waterproofing, electromagnetic compatibility, and battery protection. It establishes requirements for data security and personal information protection under the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law, including encryption, access controls, prohibitions on advertising, and restrictions on pre-installed applications. The draft also mandates anti-addiction mechanisms, guardian-controlled payment systems, secure communication functions, emergency call features, curated content libraries, and loss-reporting procedures. Additional obligations include clear labelling and instructions, restrictions on biometric data collection and use, secure server-side storage, user account authentication, vulnerability patching, access for guardians to usage records, and emergency location reporting, supported by type-approval testing and conformity of production.