How Chinese hybrid grass technology is changing the world for the better
Despite global uncertainties and domestic challenges, more Chinese cities and provinces crossed key gross domestic product (GDP) thresholds in 2025, underscoring the country's high-quality regional development and economic resilience.
Foreign institutions and global executives are striking a broadly upbeat tone on China's economy in 2026 and are increasingly confident about new opportunities generated by high-quality growth, citing the country's economic resilience, strong policy support and faster technology-driven transformation.
Figures from the Chinese government and international institutions show that China is, in reality, an undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy -- both in terms of total installed capacity and technological strength.
In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life, while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes, according to the National Energy Administration.
China's latest GDP figures show an economy holding firm in a troubled world. Growth in 2025 proved more resilient than many had expected. Yet the numbers point to something beyond mere endurance: they signal the early results of a strategic economic rebalancing that is increasingly the central theme of policy.
China's cultural diversity has become a vital resource for local economies seeking to tap the potential of the ice-and-snow tourism industry.
Over the past five years, China's foreign trade volume has successively surpassed the thresholds of 40 trillion yuan (about 5.71 trillion U.S. dollars) and 45 trillion yuan, hitting 45.47 trillion yuan in 2025. This marks nine consecutive years of foreign trade expansion since 2017, according to customs data.
China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 34 million units last year, setting a new record high, industry data showed on Wednesday, offering new cooperation opportunities and helping to establish a global win-win ecosystem in this sector.
With the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges unfolding in 2026, China and Africa have ushered in a new chapter in civilizational dialogue, shaping shared development and future.
From chatbots to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how work gets done in China, boosting efficiency while redrawing industrial boundaries. However, the shift has heightened concerns about job displacement, with workers ranging from assembly-line operators to designers and translators already feeling the pressure.
Together, China and Africa account for one-third of the world's population. Without their modernization, there will be no global modernization. Their shared pursuit of modernization is not only vital to their own development but also to global progress.
China has released a revised set of regulations on funeral and interment services, highlighting the importance of making related services more affordable and eco-friendly.
For much of the past decades, China's longest river, the Yangtze, bore the costs of the country's economic growth. Stretches of the 6,300-kilometer mother river were choked by polluted water, declining biodiversity and mounting disaster risks. However, that trajectory began to shift a decade ago.
Beyond immersive experiences of the country's natural scenery and cultural appeal, shopping in China is increasingly becoming an integral part of overseas visitors' travel itineraries. The resulting surge in inbound consumption underscores China's growing openness and the appeal of its cities, injecting new momentum into economic growth.
In 2025, China's humanoid robot industry moved from a phase of technological novelty to one of increasingly wide social deployment.
2025 was a year that a new image of China quietly unfolded before vast numbers of people in the world -- not through grand pronouncements, but through mundane online and real-life encounters.
The year 2025 has seen China-Gulf relations make notable strides, with cooperation deepening across such areas as culture, technology, and green energy, paving the way for further collaboration and stronger ties.
As lingering uncertainty and rising protectionism continue to weigh on the global economy, China remains a key engine of global trade and economic growth, a senior United Nations trade official has said.
The year 2025 has been pivotal, as China, standing at the threshold of a new five-year plan cycle, has seen high-standard opening up emerge as a core driver of Chinese modernization.
In early 2025, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek grabbed headlines abroad with models promising high performance at a fraction of the usual cost. Yet while international discussion focused on how the company trained models and managed computing resources, another story has been unfolding inside China.
China's rise in manufacturing has rarely been associated with drug discovery. That, quietly, is starting to change -- giving "Made in China" a new chemistry.
From manned spaceflight and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to the Chang'e lunar exploration program, China's space endeavors rely on comprehensive planning, long-term advancement, and collaboration among thousands of entities, all underpinned by such a system.
The recent strengthening of the renminbi against the US dollar reflects the resilience of China's economic fundamentals and the improving stability of its financial system, while a weaker dollar has also provided external support for the renminbi's gains, economists said.
Major international organizations, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, have recently raised their economic growth forecasts for China this year, highlighting the Chinese economy's strong resilience in the face of challenges and the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies aimed at boosting consumption.
From orchestrating a groundbreaking in-orbit emergency rescue to launching its first asteroid mission and making a wealth of breakthroughs in frontier science, China's 2025 space endeavors have mapped out new dimensions for cosmic exploration.
When future historians look back on the once-in-a-century global transformation and trace the underlying logic of evolving international relations, they will surely recognize Sept. 1, 2025 as a pivotal moment -- when Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI).
From the Su Super League to record-breaking marathon sign-ups, China is witnessing a nationwide surge in grassroots sports participation, driven by expanding public facilities, growing health awareness and a culture that values the joy and community of exercise.
In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes.
China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, a landmark step underscoring the country's unwavering commitment to expanding high-standard opening up and advancing an open world economy.
As temperatures drop, more regions are turning ice and snow into economic activity. According to an official industry report, China's ice-and-snow sector is expected to surpass one trillion yuan this year.