China Industries
China broke ground on Tuesday on an ultra-high voltage transmission project, a critical green artery designed to funnel massive amounts of renewable energy from the western parts of Inner Mongolia autonomous region to the industrial heartland of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province. The direct current line, spanning 700 kilometers with a transmission capacity of 8…
The World Internet Conference (WIC) held its 2026 New Year reception in Beijing on Dec 29. Zhuang Rongwen, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China and chair of the WIC, attended and delivered remarks. Also present were Niu Yibing, Wang Jingtao, Yang Jianwen and Li Changxi, deputy directors of the Cyberspace Administration of China. The…
Businessmen from Kuwait select Christmas product samples at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Dec 17. LIU MINGXIANG/XINHUA YIWU — As shoppers worldwide were still on the hunt for last-minute gifts earlier this month, the real pulse of the global Christmas economy was beating strong in Zhejiang province’s Yiwu, often dubbed…
Workers fulfill export orders for handicrafts at the workshop of an arts and crafts factory in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on June 10. WANG HUABIN/FOR CHINA DAILY SHENYANG — In a factory in Anshan, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, workers were busy producing Easter crafts like rabbits and colored eggs, destined for supermarkets in the United States.…
Tourists shop along Nanjing Road in Shanghai on Saturday amid decorations featuring cartoon horses for the upcoming new year. CHINA DAILY With the arrival of 2026 just around the corner, New Year’s Eve activities, which started 10 days before the night itself, have become a trendy hook for promoting consumption in Shanghai, according to multiple…
An aerial photo shows the Jinta multi-energy complementary 100,000-kilowatt molten salt tower solar thermal power station in Jiuquan, Gansu province, on Dec 2, 2024. CAO HONGZU/FOR CHINA DAILY LANZHOU — In the vast, barren Gobi Desert of northwestern China, over 25,000 heliostats arranged in concentric circles span a total reflective area of 770,000 square meters,…
Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is leveraging its strengths in cotton production, energy resources, strategic location, and supportive policies to restructure and upgrade its textile and apparel industry value chain. Efforts are focused on boosting local cotton processing, extending industrial chains and integrating cotton textile with petrochemical sectors. At a conference on industrial park…
A view of the 10-million-kilowatt renewable energy base in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING — China’s total installed power-generating capacity reached 3.79 billion kilowatts (kW) by the end of November, marking a 17.1 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on Friday. Solar power capacity led the growth with a…
A pharma researcher works at a lab in Haikou, Hainan province, on Feb 5. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese pharmaceutical innovations are gaining greater scientific visibility, as a growing number of high-quality clinical studies led by domestic researchers appear in leading international medical journals, experts and business insiders said. A recent example is a Phase…
An employee works at a casting facility in Maanshan, Anhui province, on Aug 7. ZHANG MINGWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s steel demand is holding firm in key sectors such as new energy vehicles, automobiles and home appliances, reflecting a shift toward higher-quality industrial consumption, even as overall demand is projected to gradually decline over the next…