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  • Financing Boost for Sci-tech Innovation

    China's capital market plays an increasingly more important role in facilitating tech enterprises' access to financing.

  • National Industrial Standards for AI Announced

    By 2026, China expects to develop more than 50 new national and industrial standards for AI development, and participate in the development of over 20 international AI standards.

  • Tech Tools to Hike Consumption Patterns

    A set of measures aimed at encouraging new consumer scenarios and supporting new growth points were unveiled in a circular on June 24, through a joint effort led by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and four other related departments.

  • Oil Refining Industry Rushes to Go Green

    After China released a two-year action plan for energy conservation and carbon reduction, five key departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, collaborated to issue a specific action plan for the oil refining industry this June. This plan aims to improve energy efficiency in the sector and reduce CO2 emissions.

  • Policies That Accelerated China's Progress

    China has been improving its science and technology policies to encourage R&D. For more than a decade, a series of important sci-tech policies and measures have been introduced.

  • Beautiful Bays for Beautiful China

    China is gearing up to improve its seascape by building or renovating around 110 beautiful bays across the country. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has issued an action plan to expand and upgrade the "beautiful bay" initiative, a key strategy to revitalize and safeguard the coastal ecosystem.

  • New Action for Energy Conservation, Carbon Reduction

    China's State Council recently released a two-year action plan aimed at energy conservation and carbon reduction to support the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

  • Zhejiang Embarks on Data IPR Trials

    In late May, Zhejiang province issued a guideline on deepening the reform of data intellectual property rights (IPRs) to promote high-quality development. This is China's first provincial-level policy specifically focused on data intellectual property.

  • Industry Standards for Service-oriented Manufacturing

    To better integrate advanced manufacturing with modern service industries, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a guideline to establish standards for service-oriented manufacturing.

  • Developing Digital Villages Prioritized

    China has unveiled version 2.0 of its guideline for building digital villages, a move aimed at tackling emerging challenges while driving rural revitalization through information technology.

  • Blueprint to Modernize China's IP Protection

    In its latest move to motivate innovation and create a sound business environment, China has taken a significant step forward in bolstering its intellectual property (IP) protection system.

Top News

  • For over a decade, China has made impressive strides in ecological and environmental protection, a fact often applauded by foreign experts living and working in the country. Some of them have seen the effective policies driving sustainable development and participated in helping develop China's green industries, while others have witnessed the country's committed efforts to promote international biodiversity. Science and Technology Daily (S&T Daily) caught up with some of them to get their thoughts on China's green wave of success.

Space Cooperation Consolidates Sino-French Friendship

On June 22, the Sino-French satellite Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) was successfully launched. Earlier, on May 3, China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe carried France's Detection of Outgassing RadoN to the moon, marking the first collaboration between the two countries in lunar exploration and France's debut in a lunar landing project. This year also celebrates the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, highlighting their longstanding cooperation in space.

China's Reform Aids Global Prosperity

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its third plenary session on July 18, further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization.