China to create own standards for cotton 1 2021-04-20 08:21:13China Daily Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download A farmer picks cotton in a field in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in the fall of 2020. （Photo by Pilates/For chinadaily.com.cn） System would give industry greater voice, protect its rights in global trade China is set to release its own version of the Better Cotton Initiative standards soon, as it ramps up efforts to build its own brand of cotton to promote a comprehensive set of principles and criteria for offering high-quality products. Through Zhongnong Guoji, a cotton service provider based in Beijing, the planned cotton program is set to build China's own industrial standards in a bid to foster high-quality development and promote digitalization of the whole cotton industry, according to Luo Yan, secretary-general of the Zhongnong Guoji-backed Xinjiang Digital Cotton Research Center.