China reveals members of the National Blockchain Committee

China's new appreciation of blockchain technology continues to unravel. Ever since its president, Xi Jinping, praised blockchain last year, the country has been working on its development at full speed.

Now, China's government decided to announce the list of members of its National Blockchain Committee. The Committee's purpose would be to create industrial standards for emerging technology.

Who made the list?

The list of members is quite long and diverse, featuring executives from numerous Chinese companies. There are 71 members in total, including some from major tech giants. Some examples include Baidu's Xiao Wei, as well as Tencent's Li Maocai. The full list remains available as part of the government's official announcement.

The announcement itself was released by the country's MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology). The reveal came yesterday, April 13th.

The Committee itself only got formed after the National Standardization Management Committee gave its approval.

The committee chair is Chen Zhaoxiong, who also acts as deputy minister at MIIT. It also has five vice presidents. They are all government employees, one of which comes from the Digital Currency Research Institute of China's central bank.

As for the other members of the Committee, as mentioned, they include executives from numerous major firms of China. Some examples include the already mentioned Tencent and Baidu. Others include Huawei, Tsinghua University, Peking University, China Information Security Research Institute, and many others.

China seeking public feedback

Another interesting detail about the announcement is that the ministry now wants public feedback on the members. They said as much in the announcement itself, expecting the public to provide feedback by May 12th.

"If you have different opinions, please feedback them to the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry [...] and email to KJBZ@miit.gov.cn."

The country is clearly advancing with its blockchain-related plans. This move can likely be one of the first steps towards achieving those goals.