China has unveiled its first mandatory national safety standards for autonomous vehicles, setting stricter requirements for the deployment of Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving technology. The new regulations, issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, will take effect on July 1, 2027, and require automakers to establish comprehensive safety systems covering vehicle design, manufacturing, testing and post-deployment operations. Under the standards, companies

China's leadership has outlined its economic priorities for the remainder of 2026, pledging stronger policy support to sustain growth, expand domestic demand and accelerate technological innovation. The roadmap was agreed during a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, chaired by President Xi Jinping, which reviewed the country's economic performance and set key objectives for the months ahead. Leaders reaffirmed plans to implement

China has unveiled a 2026-2030 plan to modernize its national supply and marketing cooperative system as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural services, improve food security and advance rural development. The plan outlines 18 key priorities, including expanding the distribution of agricultural supplies and improving support services for farmers. By 2030, China aims to build or upgrade more than 100 national strategic fertilizer depots and around 1,000 county-level distr

Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed an agreement in Shanghai on establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). The WAICO will be an independent intergovernmental international organization headquartered in Shanghai, according to the agreement. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, signed the agreement on behalf of the Chinese government. Chinese F