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By Ren Ping, People’s Daily Recent milestones in China’s automotive industry, marked by three significant “30-million” achievements, have garnered widespread attention and offer valuable insights into the nation’s economic potential. In late October 2025, Chinese-German joint venture FAW-Volkswagen celebrated the production of its 30 millionth car in China. Over the course of 34 years of…

By Wang Haonan, Wang Xinyue, People’s Daily Under the winter sun, a white sedan steadily navigated the Beijing-Taipei Expressway. As Wang Yan, chief engineer of a Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving pilot program at Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC Group), pulled a control stalk, the adaptive cruise control mode was activated, and…

By Cui Yan, People’s Daily Recently, a foreign journalist shared a compelling account of his experience with noise control in Beijing on the Financial Times website. During his several-month stay in the capital, the journalist remarked that they no longer had to worry about being disturbed by noise, stating, “I slept better than I had…

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily As the last glimmers of sunlight faded across the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica entered its long polar winter. Against this stark backdrop of ice and snow, China’s Qinling Station stood firm like a sturdy gray ark, already equipped with a microgrid system, hydrogen energy facilities, and a communications network. Qinling…

By Song Fei, People’s Daily In Shouguang, a major vegetable production base in east China’s Shandong province, Shandong Lisente Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (Lisente) was busy ramping up production to fulfill its orders. Outside the company’s workshop, a line of container trucks loaded with greenhouse materials were ready to depart. Inside, intelligent robotic arms were…

By Liao Ruiling Electric vehicles and charging stations are now a common sight on long-distance trips, and during the winter months, heating is increasingly powered by electricity rather than coal. These developments reflect the ongoing transformation of energy consumption across China through electrification. According to China’s recommendations for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan, the country…

By Wang Junling China’s total outbound direct investment (ODI) increased 7 percent year-on-year to 1.03 trillion yuan ($145 billion) in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the latest data from China’s Ministry of Commerce. During the same period, Chinese companies made non-financial direct investments in 9,553 overseas businesses in 152 countries and regions,…

By Kang Pu, Li Fangyi The powertrain — comprising the engine, transmission, and electric motor — is the core of any vehicle, directly influencing power output, energy efficiency, and overall reliability. Following decades of dedicated research and sustained investment, Chinese automakers have made substantial progress across powertrain technologies, advancing from a phase of catching up…

By Gu Yekai, People’s Daily As a new-generation open-source operating system independently developed in China, OpenAtom OpenHarmony, or OpenHarmony, is steadily extending from consumer applications to a wide range of industrial and public-service scenarios. By integrating software with real-world needs, it is laying a solid digital foundation for industrial upgrading and the improvement of people’s…