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China has built more than 7,000 advanced smart factories and become the world's largest intelligent manufacturing application base, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Thursday.

China's new materials industry gains momentum on green, AI technologies2025-11-27
From conference credentials to mineral water bottles and shopping bags, such everyday items at the 5th International New Materials Industry Conference held recently in Bengbu, east China's Anhui Province, were made from an innovative material -- polylactic acid (PLA).

Private businesses urged to contribute to high-quality development2025-11-27
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.

Chery-Ebro partnership boosts Spanish industrial revival2025-11-27
A collaboration between Chinese automaker Chery and Spanish brand Ebro is helping the Southern European country to rebuild auto manufacturing capacity, it emerged this week.

Explainer: Why and how China pursues import-export balance2025-11-27
China is advancing a strategy to balance import and export growth, a move aligned with its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and poised to fuel high-quality development in the country while contributing to global economic stability.

China's expanded visa waiver policies fuel travel surge, strengthen global ties2025-11-26
China's continuously optimized visa waiver policies have delivered significant results, fueling surge in international travel and strengthening people-to-people exchanges with the rest of the world.

Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0796 against USD Wednesday2025-11-26
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 30 pips to 7.0796 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

China's supply and marketing cooperatives report strong sales growth from 2021-20252025-11-25
The total sales of China's supply and marketing cooperative system increased at an average annual rate of 8.6 percent during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives on Monday.

China to build national demonstration bases for emerging industries2025-11-25
China will start building national emerging-industry development demonstration bases, with the goal of establishing about 100 industrial-park demonstration bases and 1,000 enterprise-type demonstration bases by 2035, according to a circular released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

China aims to cover key industrial emitters in carbon market by 20272025-11-25
China is set to expand its national carbon market to cover all major industrial emitters by 2027 amid efforts to leverage market mechanisms for green and low-carbon transition, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).

China's installed power capacity up 17.3 pct by October end2025-11-25
China's total installed power-generating capacity reached 3.75 billion kilowatts (kW) by the end of October, rising 17.3 percent year on year, official data showed on Monday.

Surging winter sports passion fuels smart upgrade of ice, snow equipment2025-11-24
As this year's snow season begins, ski resorts across northern China are opening their slopes, reigniting people's passion for winter sports and driving a notable shift toward domestically manufactured, technologically advanced gear.

Beijing airports see robust growth in export value2025-11-24
Exports flowing through Beijing's two major airport hubs rose steadily in the first 10 months of the year, highlighting the growing role of high-tech and green sectors in the Chinese capital's outbound trade, according to Beijing Customs.

Tax data reveals accelerating green transition in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region2025-11-23
China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has made strides in the green transition of its enterprises, industries, energy and transportation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), effectively improving local air quality, the latest tax data showed on Saturday.

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