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Pipeline safety breakthrough a milestone for China’s energy transition

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An aerial view of an oil and gas processing plant in Binhai New Area of Tianjin, on Dec 1. [Photo/Xinhua] China has achieved a major technological breakthrough in high-pressure hydrogen pipeline safety on Wednesday, following a successful full-scale physical venting test. The test, organized and implemented by China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Corp, involved…

Tax data illustrate resilience of Chinese economy

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Tourists enjoy the city view at a scenic area in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, Oct 2, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Newly released tax data for the first 11 months of 2025 have pointed to steady growth momentum in China’s economy, featuring a rise in consumption, resilient exports, advances in sci-tech innovation, greener development and further progress in…

China’s auto output, sales both exceed 31m units in Jan-Nov

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BEIJING — China’s auto industry has sustained a sound growth momentum as auto output and sales have both exceeded 31 million units in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed Thursday. During the January-November period, China’s auto production increased 11.9 percent year-on-year to over 31.23 million units, while auto sales reached nearly…

Crude oil output to hit 215m tons this year

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CNOOC employees work at an oil and gas processing facility in Tianjin on Dec 1. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China’s domestic crude oil output is on track to hit a record 215 million metric tons in 2025, underscoring the country’s intensified push for energy self-reliance amid persistent geopolitical volatility and tightening global supply chains. This milestone caps…

Boosting domestic demand key priority

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A tourist takes pictures at Yangliuqing ancient town in Tianjin, North China, on Dec 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China will prioritize demand to build a strong domestic market next year while pressing ahead with reforms to bolster momentum and vitality for high-quality development and continued opening-up to promote win-win cooperation across multiple sectors, it was stated…

Nation ramps up power trading for greener future

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A drone photo taken on Nov 3, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Rudong county of Nantong city, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] NANJING — For Meng Fanzhen, who runs a shopping outlet in Xuzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, purchasing electricity directly from a power-trading market not only trims operational costs, but also lends…

Shanghai tech firms ready for intl embodied intelligence competition

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Engineers of the Humanoid Robot (Shanghai) Co Ltd fine-tune the robot’s dexterity through rigorous grasping and handling performance tests on Dec 8. [Photo by Luo Bin/chinadaily.com.cn] Leading robotics companies offered a preview of their advanced technologies for upcoming international events during a media briefing in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang area on Dec 8. The spotlight is on…

World Bank raises China 2025 growth forecast by 0.4 percentage points

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BEIJING — The World Bank on Thursday released its latest China Economic Update in Beijing, raising its 2025 economic growth forecast for the world’s second-largest economy by 0.4 percentage points. The World Bank said that accommodative fiscal and monetary policies supported domestic consumption and investment. Simultaneously, demand from developing countries sustained exports. “China’s growth in…

CCUS seen as smoother path to CO2 goals

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Workers conduct carbon dioxide injection operations at Bayan Oilfield in Bayannuur, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. LI YUNPING/XINHUA In its bid to balance sustained economic growth with its pledge to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, China is betting on a technology that traps and buries carbon dioxide emanating from fossil fuels via carbon capture, utilization and…