The United States announced on Wednesday that it will extend tariff exclusions related to its so-called Section 301 investigation into China’s practices regarding technology transfer and intellectual property. The Office of the US Trade Representative said in a press release that it is extending 178 tariff exclusions from the investigation, moving the expiration date from…
China is speeding up development of the transportation system to support the growth and global leadership of its power battery industry. The Ministry of Transport and nine other departments have issued a set of measures aimed at addressing the key industry challenges. These measures aim to clear bottlenecks in the logistics of lithium batteries for…
A close view of a vehicle production line at Geely’s manufacturing base in Xiangtan, Hunan province, earlier this year. CHINA DAILY On the assembly line at Geely’s manufacturing base in Xiangtan, Hunan province, it’s the robots that are in charge. In a bustling scene, intelligent logistics robots in the final assembly workshop accurately locate parts…
Flags fly next to a logo of Nexperia at the facade of its factory amidst a shortage of chip supply caused by a diplomatic standoff between China and Netherlands over the company, in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, November 7, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The European Union is willing to work with China to help ease tension…
Chinese colleges and universities are turning to the purchase of existing residential properties and converting them into dormitories, a move analysts said could help alleviate the shortage of on-campus housing exacerbated by rising enrollment, and reduce a mounting inventory of empty units. Hubei University in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, is one of the first…
BEIJING – Private businesses were urged to contribute to China’s high-quality development and common prosperity at the seventh congress of the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program (CSPGP), which opened in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC)…
Visitors learn about the Meta Mine System from autonomous driving technology and products provider CiDi during the second China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Nov 27, 2024. ZHANG HAOFU/XINHUA In a vast open-pit mine somewhere in northwestern China, a quiet revolution is underway. Fifty-six self-driving mining trucks navigate the terrain, working alongside more…
BEIJING – China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments released an action plan on Wednesday, mapping out key measures to better align the supply and demand for consumer goods and further stimulate consumption. By 2027, the supply structure of consumer goods is expected to be significantly optimized, with three trillion-yuan ($141.25…
Hainan province holds a mobilization meeting on Nov 18 to launch a trial of its island-wide special customs operations, a final push before the system goes entirely live next month. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Hainan provincial authorities launched a trial of round-the-clock special customs operations on Tuesday, 30 days ahead of their official start. The…
China has completed its first high-capacity all-solid-state battery production line and is running small batch tests, signaling the country’s accelerated efforts to commercialize this game-changing technology for the global new energy vehicle sector. The new production line, built by automaker GAC Group, is capable of mass producing all-solid-state batteries of above 60 ampere-hours, GAC said…