A Book with Visible Rings: Two Years in Hetao
NIDA
2026-06-26 00:00:00
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Wang Anshi once wrote in a poem: "What appears ordinary is often the most exquisite; what seems achieved with ease is actually won through hardships."We have recently bound this sentence into a 744-page compiled edition of the Hetao "1+6" *International Organizations Weekly*. From the very first issue on April 13, 2024, to the 93rd issue on June 2, 2026, it spans exactly two years, without missing a single edition.We have intentionally placed the 93rd issue at the very beginning and pressed the 1st issue into the very back. This is not a layout error; we designed it this way on purpose. It is an invitation—inviting you to start from this present moment in 2026 and walk backward against the flow of time. As you journey back, the numbers will progressively decrease—membership will roll back from over two thousand to just over a thousand, standards will recede from over two hundred to just over a hundred, while forums, training sessions, and signings will rewind one by one, all the way back to that spring of 2024: when the various international organizations had just gathered at the Hetao International Organizations Hub, and with the support of the Comentropy Service Center, the very first line of this ecological prologue was just being written.It is just like looking at the growth rings of a tree, from the outside in, tracing origins layer by layer, until you finally see the very first moment a tree began to sprout.You might ask: Isn't a weekly newsletter just a record stating that "a certain alliance has released a certain standard"? What is so interesting about that?Forums, training sessions, signings, and the discussion and revision of standards—perhaps when these words are read aloud individually, they all sound dry and tedious, like sample sentences in a textbook. Yet, when you spread out these 93 issues and unfold two years of time into a long corridor, you will see something slowly permeating from the gaps between those words, like the dampness seeping from the walls of an old building, carrying the distinct scent of time itself. The birth of a standard begins with an inconspicuous academic seminar, undergoes a long tug-of-war and meticulous refinement, and eventually lands quietly, melting into a specific chip, flowing into a certain product, boarding a vehicle, entering a cinema, embedding into a pair of headphones, and ultimately integrating into your daily life and mine. This entire process is as slow as a song without a chorus.Standardization is the "slowest fast thing" in this world. Every seminar and every single revision leave an impression so fine at the moment that it is almost untraceable; yet, when time settles and you look back, a long road has already been paved.The value of this compiled edition lies in preserving those drops of diligent cultivation hidden within the crevices of time, providing a traceable and reviewable record for the entire industry.While writing about these two years, time has also reshaped us.We established several strict rules for ourselves: do not deliberately create hype, do not exaggerate projections, and never write "possible" as "certain." Every single fact is verified three times, and every claim of a "first" must be checked against old archives to search for counterexamples first.This has slowed down our content production. However, we hope that every line of text within these 744 pages can withstand the scrutiny of time and bear the verification of the industry.The 93rd issue is not the finish line; it is merely a brief pause to calibrate our watches midway through a marathon.Moving forward, we want to let this record "grow hands and feet"—weaving scattered events, figures, and standards into a searchable and traceable map; we also want to hand over the pen, inviting experts from international alliances, engineers from enterprises, and scholars from research institutes to write this story together.The Hetao International Organizations Hub is still very young, and the footsteps of technological innovation will never stop. We make no elaborate promises, keeping only one: never stop stepping, and see you next issue.Now, we invite you to open it, embark from the 93rd issue, trace back through two years of time, and return to the spring of 2024. Perhaps on a certain page, you will suddenly recognize a specific moment you personally experienced, or a piece of work you participated in, appearing in the text in a way both unfamiliar and deeply familiar. At that moment, this volume ceases to be just a record of others. It becomes yours, too.- 📚 If you were also a witness to these past two years in Hetao, leave a comment and tell us: On which page do you most wish to cross paths again with your former self? Also, send us a private message with your contact details and workplace information. We will select the top three most-liked comments to receive a beautifully printed, substantial 744-page compiled edition.
May you also see the way Hetao grows within these rings of time.— Editorial Board of Hetao "1+6" *International Organizations Weekly*03 About Hetao "1+6" *International Organizations Weekly*The Hetao "1+6" *International Organizations Weekly* aims to capture and convey the latest dynamics and achievements of various international industrial and standards organizations, alongside the Comentropy Industry and Standards Innovation Service Center, within the Hetao International Organizations Hub.Through the Hetao "1+6" *International Organizations Weekly*, we provide you with weekly tech news, deep analyses, industry insights, and exclusive content on how these international industrial and standards organizations drive the frontiers of global technology through innovative collaboration. Whether you are a professional or a general reader passionate about technological development, you will discover valuable insights and inspiration here. Let us jointly witness how technology drives world progress within the Hetao International Organizations Hub and across the broader global stage.04 About Hetao International Industrial and Standards Organizations HubOfficially unveiled in January 2024, the Hetao International Industrial and Standards Organizations Hub (HIOH) is an international cluster for industrial and standards organizations established in the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, adjacent to Hong Kong. The hub has currently gathered international organizations and their service agencies, including the World Wireless LAN Application Development Alliance (WAA), the International SparkLink Wireless Short-Range Communication Alliance (iSLA), the World Ultra HD Video Industry Alliance (UWA), the Global Computing Alliance (GCC), the Global Intelligent IoT Alliance (GIIC), the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA), and the Comentropy Industry and Standards Innovation Service Center.Guided by global industrial development, led by advanced technologies, and aimed at the pursuit of quality, the Hetao International Industrial and Standards Organizations Hub cultivates and optimizes the industrial ecosystem through standardization tools, representing an innovative practice in cultivating new quality productive forces. The entire hub will leverage its radiation effect of being "based in Hetao and facing the world," driving standard innovation and industrial development across relevant fields.
