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China's innovation clusters rank among world's top
Over the years, several Chinese cities and regions have emerged as strategic pillars underpinning the country’s drive to become a global intellectual property powerhouse. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster topped the Global Innovation Index 2025 top 100 innovation cluster ranking published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, with Beijing ranking fourth and the Shanghai-Suzhou cluster sixth.
January 23, 2026
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China sees steady rise in high-value invention patents
The quality of China's invention patents improved during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). By the end of 2025, the Chinese mainland (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) had 2.29 million high-value invention patents, accounting for 43.1% of its total valid invention patents, up 2.9 percentage points from the end of 2020, the country's intellectual property regulator announced at a Friday press conference.
January 23, 2026
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Chinese mainland reaches 2.29M high-value invention patents in IP quality pursuit
The number of high-value invention patents held on the Chinese mainland had reached 2.29 million by the end of last year, growing at a faster pace than that of overall invention patents, China's top intellectual property regulator said on Friday.
January 23, 2026
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Chinese mainland reaches 5.32M invention patents, trademarks close to 50M
The number of valid invention patents held on the Chinese mainland had reached 5.32 million by the end of last year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration said on Friday.
January 23, 2026
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Homebred crop varieties cover 95% of China's farmland
China steadily advanced the initiative to invigorate the seed industry in 2025. Domestically bred crop varieties now cover 95% of the country's total planting area, while the market shares of domestically developed seed and breeding resources in livestock, aquaculture and vegetables have surpassed 80%, 86% and 91%, respectively, said Zhang Xingwang, vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, at a press conference Thursday.
January 22, 2026
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China clones world's first heat-tolerance gene in rice
Chinese researchers have cloned the world's first heat-tolerance gene in rice, offering a new solution to ensuring stable yields and improved quality under high-temperature conditions, said Zhou Yunlong, director general of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, on Thursday.
January 22, 2026
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China boasts over 6,000 AI companies amid rapid expansion
China's artificial intelligence (AI) sector has continued to expand, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a press conference on Wednesday. AI companies now number over 6,000, with the core industrial output expected to top 1.2 trillion yuan (US$170 billion).
January 22, 2026
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China's grain output hits new high in 2025
China recorded another bumper grain harvest last year, pushing output to a fresh high despite bouts of drought, flooding and prolonged rainfall in parts of the country, official data showed Thursday.
January 22, 2026
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China completes first phase of 6G technology trials
China's first-phase 6G technology trials have yielded a reserve of more than 300 key technologies, and the second phase has recently been launched, said Xie Cun, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Wednesday.
January 22, 2026
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Cutting edge of manufacturing boosts resilience
China's industrial sector posted solid year-on-year growth in 2025, the country's top industry regulator said on Wednesday, reinforcing experts' assessment that advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence-enabled industries and emerging sectors have strengthened the economic resilience underpinning last year's 5 percent GDP expansion.
January 22, 2026
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China home to over 6,000 AI firms in 2025
China had more than 6,000 artificial intelligence (AI) enterprises last year, while the scale of the country's core AI industry was expected to exceed 1.2 trillion yuan (about 171.39 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday.
January 22, 2026
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China adjusts export tax rebates to curb excessive competition
China's finance ministry said Tuesday that cuts to export tax rebates for products including photovoltaic and battery goods will help comprehensively curb involution-style competition as the country pushes industries toward green, high-quality growth.
January 21, 2026
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Innovation, not subsidies, powers China's tech progress
Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has submitted eight central government-level and six local government-level notifications on subsidy policies. The scale of China's fiscal subsidies is far lower than estimates by some international institutions, Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min said at a press conference Tuesday.
January 21, 2026
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China commences second phase of 6G technical trials
China has commenced the second phase of 6G technical trials following the completion of the first phase, which had yielded a reserve of over 300 key 6G technologies, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Wednesday.
January 21, 2026
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China to strengthen emerging, future industries in 2026-2030, official says
China will implement a series of initiatives and actions aimed at further developing and strengthening emerging and future industries during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Wednesday.
January 21, 2026
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China's upgrades and trade-in program boosts investment and consumption
China's large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in program has delivered tangible results since its launch in 2024, helping to boost investment, stimulate consumer demand, and accelerate the country's green transition, according to a Tuesday press conference.
January 21, 2026
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China sees stable growth in resident income, domestic demand
China has made significant strides in expanding domestic demand, driven by steady growth in people's disposable income, and domestic demand now serves as a stable anchor for economic growth, an official said at a Tuesday press conference.
January 21, 2026
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China's Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said that changing export tax rebates for a range of products, including photovoltaic and battery products, will help comprehensively curb involution-style competition as the country moves to steer industries toward green, high-quality growth.
January 21, 2026
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Nation to follow 'more proactive' fiscal policy
China will continue to pursue a "more proactive" fiscal policy this year with increased government spending and more supportive policy measures of greater intensity to sustain economic growth, Vice-Minister of Finance Liao Min said.
January 21, 2026
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Vice finance minister: China to sustain growth in fiscal spending for 2026
China will continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2026 that can be summarized as "expanding total volume, optimizing structure, enhancing efficiency, and strengthening momentum," Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min said Tuesday.
January 20, 2026
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China's economy stays resilient in 2025, with 5% GDP growth
As the global economy grappled with rising uncertainties, China delivered a steady and resilient performance in 2025. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that China's GDP surpassed 140 trillion yuan, expanding 5% year on year — a result that speaks not only to scale, but to resilience.
January 20, 2026
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China's economy in 2025: Numbers that matter
China's economy maintained steady momentum in 2025 and hit all major economic and social targets as high-quality development delivered new results, marking the successful conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Here are the key figures and takeaways.
January 20, 2026
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NDRC: China to study establishment of national-level M&A fund
China is researching the establishment of a national-level mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fund as part of efforts to optimize the layout of government investment funds and strengthen the guidance over their investment direction in a bid to accelerate the development of "new quality productive forces," a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday.
January 20, 2026
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China to formulate plan on expanding domestic demand for 2026-2030
China will formulate and release an implementation plan this year for its strategy to expand domestic demand for the 2026-2030 period, Wang Changlin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference on Tuesday.
January 20, 2026
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China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world
China's economy grew by 5 percent in 2025, in line with official targets, bringing the country's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to a steady close amid rising global uncertainties.
January 20, 2026
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China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.2% in 2025
China's job market has remained generally stable, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate holding steady at 5.2 percent in 2025, official data showed on Monday.
January 19, 2026
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China's housing market continues to soften in December
China's housing market continued to soften as home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities generally fell in December 2025 from the previous month, official data showed Monday.
January 19, 2026
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China's GDP grows 5% in 2025, hitting annual target
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5 percent year on year in 2025, meeting the annual target of around 5 percent, official data showed Monday.
January 19, 2026
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China's industrial output up 5.9% in 2025
China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.9 percent year on year in 2025, official data showed on Monday.
January 19, 2026
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China sees sustained growth in people's incomes in 2025
People's incomes in China showed sustained growth last year amid a continued economic recovery, official data showed on Monday.
January 19, 2026