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The Standardization Administration of China (中国国家标准化管理委员会, SAC) is the national authority responsible for the unified administration of standardization work across China, operating under the State Administration for Market Regulation and managing the country's mandatory GB and recommended GB/T national standards. In the context of digital humans, SAC sits at the apex of the standards system that governs how virtual digital human technologies are specified, classified, and evaluated nationwide, issuing and approving national standards developed through subordinate technical committees working in areas such as artificial intelligence, audio and video coding, information technology, and human-computer interaction. Its remit covers the terminology, reference architectures, data and interface specifications, quality and performance requirements, and testing methods that bring consistency to a rapidly fragmenting industry, and it coordinates with sectoral regulators and industry-standard bodies so that national-level digital human standards align with the broader frameworks emerging from agencies such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Cyberspace Administration of China. Through this role, SAC functions as the formal channel by which digital human standardization moves from group and industry standards toward authoritative national standards, shaping interoperability, compliance benchmarks, and the conditions under which Chinese virtual human products are developed, certified, and brought to market.