Abstract: Standardization is an important means of global interconnection and cyberspace security governance. With the development of cyber security standardization at both domestic and international levels, the power to set international cyber security standards has gradually become the object of competition among countries. At present, China has incorporated “participation in international cyber security standardization” into its national strategy, and implemented the strategy of “government led cyber security standardization” to strengthen its competitiveness. However, China still faces obstacles in the process of competition: western developed countries occupy the dominant position in the formulation of cyber security standards, the international cyber security standardization mechanism excessively relies on expert governance, and our government excessively intervenes in “enterprise autonomy” in the process of standardization. In this regard, China’s future participation can take the measures including promoting the formation of the legal system of international cyber security standardization, expanding China’s influence on the formulation of international cyber security standards, and improving the incentive mechanism of China’s cyber security standardization.

Key words: cyber security, international standard, cyberspace governance, discourse power, international competition