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China's green drive to gain momentum via new development roadmap
With a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan under examination and discussion by China's top legislature and political advisory body at their ongoing annual sessions, the new development roadmap is set to shape the country's pathways toward a modernization that stands out in how it interacts with nature.
March 10, 2026
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China's top legislature supports reform, development through quality legislation
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, served and supported reform and development through high-quality legislation in the past year, according to a report.
March 10, 2026
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Shenzhou-21 crew conducts advanced medical tests, brain science experiments in space
The Shenzhou-21 crew members aboard China's Tiangong space station have made significant strides in terms of space medical experiments and physical science research over the past week, while also maintaining the station's habitable environment, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
March 9, 2026
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Jets, fusion, moon shots: China unveils ambitious mega-projects in five-year blueprint
China has unveiled an ambitious slate of mega-projects in its five-year blueprint, featuring faster bullet trains, homegrown aircraft engines and wide-body jets, AI chips, controllable nuclear fusion, reusable heavy-lift rockets and lunar exploration missions.
March 9, 2026
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10 outstanding women honored as China celebrates International Women's Day
Ten outstanding women have been honored in China for their remarkable contributions, with their meritorious deeds made public as the country celebrates International Women's Day on Sunday.
March 9, 2026
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Chinese women chasing dreams with passion, confidence
About five years ago, Tian Dan, a rookie delivery rider in Shanghai, found herself weeping by the roadside, overwhelmed by the labyrinthine streets of one of the world's largest cities. Little did she imagine that she would one day receive national recognition for her perseverance and growth.
March 9, 2026
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Chinese lawmakers review draft environmental code in major green legislative push
Chinese lawmakers on Thursday began deliberating on a draft environmental code that will mark a new stage in the country's pursuit of a modernization of human-nature harmony by the rule of law.
March 6, 2026
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China hits record R&D spending, unveils innovation push through 2030
China achieved historic milestones in innovation in 2025, with R&D investment hitting record highs and breakthroughs in humanoid robots, AI and biotech.
March 6, 2026
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China reviews draft law on promoting ethnic unity, progress
China is seeking to bolster the legal foundation for advancing high-quality development and common prosperity among its 56 ethnic groups, with a draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress submitted to national lawmakers for deliberation on Thursday.
March 6, 2026
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China's top legislature reviews draft law on national development planning
China's top legislature on Thursday began deliberating on a draft law that sets the rules for creating and carrying out the country's five-year plans.
March 6, 2026
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China's core AI industry scale tops 1.2 trln yuan in 2025, official says
China's core artificial intelligence (AI) industry was valued at more than 1.2 trillion yuan (about 173.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, as the technology is emerging as a powerful driver for high-quality economic development, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.
March 6, 2026
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Yangtze River Delta to expand rail network with 5 high-speed sections in 2026
China's Yangtze River Delta -- a major economic engine in the east of the country -- plans to open five new high-speed railway sections within the year. The move comes amid expectations that the region's 2026 rail investment will exceed 130 billion yuan (about 18.82 billion U.S. dollars).
March 4, 2026
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Beyond spectacles, humanoid robots exploring wider applications
Humanoid robots commanded the spotlight at China's most-watched Spring Festival Gala for the second consecutive year. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, one of the four participating companies, sent phalanxes of robots to perform complex martial arts and gymnastic movements, from drunken fist to Thomas Flair.
March 4, 2026
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China achieves breakthrough in high-orbit satellite-ground laser communication
Chinese research institutions have successfully conducted a laser communication experiment between a high-orbit satellite and the ground, achieving two-way data transmission at 1 gigabit per second over a distance exceeding 40,000 kilometers, the China Science Daily reported on Tuesday.
March 4, 2026
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China honors female role models ahead of International Women's Day
The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) held a meeting in Beijing on Monday to mark International Women's Day, which is observed on March 8, and to honor outstanding female role models across the country.
March 3, 2026
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NPC deputy dedicated to rural revitalization
Musajan Khaira, a villager of Keregetas Village of Xinyuan County, is a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC). After graduating from junior high school, he learned blacksmithing and welding skills and runs a welding workshop. In addition to pursuing a better life for his own family, Musajan also taught welding skills to villagers for free, helping local people to increase their incomes.
March 2, 2026
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China's 'space mouse' births third healthy litter
A female mouse that spent time aboard China's Tiangong space station last year has birthed her third consecutive healthy litter back on Earth, providing scientists with invaluable data on mammalian reproduction after spaceflight.
March 2, 2026
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Winter tourism gains ground beyond China's snow belt
A China Tourism Academy report highlighted growing demand for indoor ice and snow entertainment, with south China accounting for 30 percent of the total national investment in heavy-asset ice and snow tourism projects in 2025.
March 2, 2026
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China releases national standard system for humanoid robotics and embodied AI
China took a significant step toward regulating its rapidly growing humanoid robotics industry on Saturday, with the release of the country's first national standard system covering the entire industrial chain and lifecycle of humanoid robots and embodied artificial intelligence.
March 2, 2026
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Knowledge-driven experiential consumption gains popularity in China
In a pottery studio in the Rongchang district of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, 9-year-old Yang Hanlin holds his breath, his small hands carefully shaping a mound of clay spinning on a wheel as his instructor offers careful advice.
February 28, 2026
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China's manned space program releases major tasks ahead
China is scheduled to launch two crewed missions and one cargo spacecraft mission for its space station operation in 2026, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
February 27, 2026
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Beijing recognized as leading international sports event city
Beijing has been recognized as the world's leading sports event city, according to a report released Wednesday during an academic symposium on "Sports and Urban Development" at the Olympic Museum.
February 27, 2026
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Hong Kong bets on AI, finance in new budget amid buoyant economic turnaround
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has recently unveiled its budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year, a plan that figures across sectors say proactively aligns with the country's 15th Five-Year Plan and advances development around two central pillars -- "AI+" and "Finance+" -- in what is expected to reinforce the city's core competitiveness, lift economic momentum and underpin a steady shift toward stronger, more robust growth.
February 27, 2026
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Press center for China's annual 'two sessions' opens
A press center for China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," opened on Friday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing.
February 27, 2026
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How a small Chinese city becomes a German manufacturing hub
In the heart of China's Yangtze River Delta, a city of just over 800,000 people has quietly written one of the most interesting chapters in the history of Sino-German economic cooperation.
February 27, 2026
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Chinese scientists discover new mechanism to boost cold resilience, nutrient use in maize
Chinese scientists have unveiled a new molecular mechanism designed to simultaneously enhance cold resilience and phosphate use in maize, offering a potential solution to a classic agricultural trade-off that threatens crop yields in chilly environments.
February 27, 2026
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Chinese researchers develop AI model to process stellar data from different telescopes
A Chinese research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model called SpecCLIP, which can interpret stellar spectral data from different telescopes, demonstrating the vast potential of AI in processing and integrating massive astronomical datasets, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.
February 26, 2026
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Small city in E. China gathers over 560 German enterprises with new investment heights
Taicang, with its permanent resident population of less than one million, is a small city on the south bank of Yangtze River estuary. Known as the "hometown of German enterprises" in China, Taicang has gathered over 560 German-funded enterprises so far since the first German company Kern-Liebers settled here in 1993, with the total investment exceeding six billion U.S. dollars and an annual industrial output value of over 67 billion yuan (about 9.76 billion U.S. dollars).
February 26, 2026
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China Coast Guard drives away Philippine vessels illegally intruding into Huangyan Dao waters
The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday drove away Philippine vessels that illegally intruded into China's territorial waters off Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea.
February 26, 2026
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2026 Zhongguancun Forum to be held in late March
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) is scheduled to be held in Beijing from March 25 to 29, according to its organizers.
February 25, 2026