China will accelerate breakthroughs in core technologies such as all-solid-state batteries and high-level autonomous driving, while guiding automakers to expand overseas in a reasonable, orderly and secure manner, according to a key national industrial meeting. The plan was outlined on Tuesday at the 2026 annual session of the inter-ministerial conference mechanism for the energy-saving and…
China’s major stock exchanges raised the minimum margin requirement for margin trading on Wednesday — a move aimed at moderating leverage and promoting the capital market’s long-term stability and healthy development. The move came after A-share market turnover surged to a record 3.7 trillion yuan ($530.4 billion) in a single session on Tuesday, marking the…
China will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on imported solar-grade polysilicon originating from the United States and South Korea for another five years, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The anti-dumping duty rates, effective on Wednesday, are set from between 53.3 percent to 57 percent for US companies and between 4.4 percent and 113.8…
China’s electronics sector became the largest industry by total market capitalization in the A-share market last year, overtaking the banking sector, Chen Huaping, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said at the 30th China Capital Market Forum (2026) in Beijing on Sunday. “The number of technology companies among the top 50 A-share firms by…
The view of Shanghai’s CBD is seen in this photo. [Photo/VCG] Shanghai’s continued efforts to improve its business environment will further consolidate its appeal to multinational companies, facilitating the city’s high-quality economic growth, said officials and experts. Their comments were made after the Shanghai municipal government released a set of 20 new measures on Jan…
With the imbalance between strong supply and lukewarm domestic demand still existing, China’s renewed push for large-scale equipment upgrades in 2026 is expected to reinforce domestic demand, stimulate productive investment and advance greener, smarter industrial upgrading, thereby adding fresh momentum to consumption and broader economic growth, experts said. The country will broaden its equipment renewal…
China’s industrial growth will increasingly rely on “value creation” and “winning through quality”, with key sectors — including integrated circuits, new materials, aerospace, and artificial intelligence — set to be the focus of policy support this year, the nation’s top industry regulator said. “This year, policy efforts will concentrate on areas such as integrated circuits,…
China and the European Union have agreed to provide general guidance on price undertakings — commitments to maintain minimum prices — for Chinese exporters of battery electric vehicles to the bloc, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. This move will enable Chinese exporters to address the EU’s anti-subsidy case concerning Chinese EVs in a…
CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY As 2025 enters the annals of history, some major international institutions — including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development — raised their growth forecasts for China. Moreover, the annual Central Economic Work Conference in December set out a clear…
China has prioritized safeguarding the safety and well-being of its citizenry in recent years. The State Council Information Office said the 60-and-above population exceeded 310 million by end-2024, accounting for 22 percent of its citizenry. To address the expansion of the senior demographic, the recommendations for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) — adopted at…