CNOOC employees work at an oil and gas processing facility in Tianjin on Dec 1. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) achieved a net output of 205.1 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 8.6 percent, hitting a new historical high. Among them, the net…
BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce said Monday that the European Union (EU)’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) poses serious investment barriers and constitutes institutional discrimination. A ministry spokesperson said the Act imposes multiple restrictive requirements on foreign investment in four strategic emerging industries — batteries, electric vehicles, photovoltaics and critical raw materials — and includes…
Huawei showcases models featuring its Harmony Space 6 cockpit at Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 24. LI FUSHENG/CHINA DAILY For years, auto shows have been primarily about new models. At Auto China 2026 in Beijing, it is increasingly about new systems — from AI-driven driving to centralized computing architectures. This year’s show, the…
On a factory floor inside tech firm Xiaomi, its humanoid robot Cyber-One is learning to work. Another humanoid robot built by smartphone maker Honor is preparing to run a half marathon in Beijing. Two scenes, miles apart, but one question connecting them. Why are Chinese smartphone makers moving quickly to develop humanoid robots? That contrast…
An aerial image captures a solar power station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on April 19. WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s installed solar power capacity is expected to surpass that of coal power for the first time in 2026, as the country’s transition toward green and low-carbon energy accelerates, according to an industry report released on…
Farmers work in a cooperative farm in Qilong village in Mingshan district of Ya’an, Sichuan province. CHINA DAILY As the central government calls for consolidating the country’s agricultural foundation, Zhan Zhaojie, a village Party chief in Sichuan province, marvels at his village’s progress. Zhan said that with the Wuyuan breeding and farming cooperative in operation,…
China has released its most stringent auto safety standard in two decades as the country pushes deeper into the era of automated driving and electrification. The China New Car Assessment Program 2027 protocol, released last week by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, is the seventh major revision since the program’s launch in 2006,…
A visitor takes pictures with a humanoid robot from Unitree Robotics during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, on April 17. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY A viral video showing a humanoid robot sprinting around a track has thrust Chinese firm Unitree Robotics into the spotlight, rekindling investor debate over whether…
Workers lay tracks for a high-speed railway in Southwest China on March 18. LIU RANYANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE On March 18, the first pair of 500-meter-long steel rails was smoothly laid onto the ballastless track at the Cuijiazhuang track-laying base in Kunming, Yunnan province. This milestone marked the official commencement of track-laying construction for the Yunnan…
CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY In 2026, global economic growth momentum is expected to weaken, while the ongoing conflict in the Middle East heightens geopolitical risks. China will face significant external uncertainties. However, amid the push of a more proactive fiscal policy and the support of a moderately accommodative monetary policy, China’s fixed-asset investment growth is expected…