China’s rise as the world’s first “electrostate”: a model for the global energy transition

By He Yin, People’s Daily Recent international discourse has highlighted China’s transformative achievements in the power sector, with foreign media suggesting the nation is poised to become the world’s first major “electrostate.” As electricity becomes central to the global clean energy transition, experts suggest future economic value may increasingly be measured in wattage. China’s science-based…

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China’s automobile production, sales both surpass 34 million units in 2025

By He Yin, People’s Daily China’s automotive industry has once again drawn widespread international attention. From Chinese carmakers grabbing global attention at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to Canada announcing adjustments to its import policy on Chinese electric vehicles, global enthusiasm for Chinese automobiles continues to surge. In 2025, automobile production and sales…

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Intelligent manufacturing boosts efficiency for Chinese aerospace manufacturer

By Liu Wenxin, People’s Daily, Sun Bing, Xie Wei, China Economic Weekly A single launch vehicle contains hundreds of thousands of components. Historically, compiling a complete set of quality documentation for an entire rocket requires quality engineers and process technicians to shuttle back and forth between vast quantities of paper records and fragmented information systems…

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The Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge: an engineering feat with ecological sensitivity

By Wu Jun, People’s Daily The Yangtze River, China’s longest river, flows through Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in central China. Spanning its northern bank in the middle reaches, the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge connects Wuhan with neighboring Ezhou, strengthening regional integration. As Peng Xiaobin, the bridge’s designer and deputy chief engineer of…

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'Diplomatic surge' that highlights China's resolve, responsibility

Japan’s push for ‘neo-militarism’ must be curbed

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recently, Japan has groundlessly labeled China’s lawful measures to strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan — measures taken to safeguard national security interests — as so-called “economic coercion.” This blatant distortion of facts only reveals Japan’s obstinate refusal to reflect on its own wrongdoings and its insistence on…

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'Diplomatic surge' that highlights China's resolve, responsibility

World must not slide into ‘ruleless’ abyss

By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily Although the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 concluded, concerns voiced during the event about the world sliding toward a “ruleless” order continue to resonate across the international community. In its latest National Security Strategy, the Trump administration has elevated differences with Europe to the level of a so-called “civilizational…

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Chinese winter sports equipment industry gains global traction

Chinese winter sports equipment industry gains global traction

By Guo Xiaolong, Dou Hao, People’s Daily Driven by surging interest in winter sports, China’s winter sports equipment industry has expanded rapidly in recent years. Supported by a maturing industrial ecosystem, Chinese manufacturers continue to deliver high-quality products and steadily strengthen their competitiveness and brand recognition in overseas markets. Customs data reveal that since the…

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