Top news of the week:

• Xi Jinping puts China’s food security in focus with trip to Hainan

  April 11, 2022

  On his three-day inspection trip to Hainan, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a seed laboratory and an ocean research institute in Sanya city, urging the country to reduce dependence on seed imports and accelerate the development of marine sciences. “Only by holding Chinese seeds tightly with our own hands can we stabilise the Chinese rice bowl and achieve food security,” Xi was quoted as saying at the Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory.

• Projects worth $2 billion signed in Hainan Free Trade Port

  April 12, 2022

  On April 11th, local authorities on the Chinese city of Haikou have signed 36 projects with a total investment of 13 billion yuan ($2 billion) in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP). The projects cover fields including modern logistics, biomedicine, high-end manufacturing, the digital economy, offshore trade, business aviation, modern finance, and high-tech agriculture. The announcement was made during President Xi’s trip to Hainan province.

• China home to 40% of world's hydrogen refueling stations

  April 13, 2022

  China has completed the construction of over 250 hydrogen refueling stations, accounting for about 40 percent of the global total, as it strives to fulfill its pledge to develop hydrogen energy to tackle climate change. The country is also developing projects in producing hydrogen from renewable energy and reducing the cost of water electrolysis, while it continues to explore storage and transportation.

• China's FDI inflow up 25.6% in Q1

  April 14, 2022

  On April 14th, the Ministry of Commerce reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into the Chinese mainland jumped 25.6 percent year on year to 379.87 billion yuan (about $59.60 billion) in the first quarter (Q1) of the year. Foreign investment in the high-tech industry amounted to 132.83 billion yuan in Q1, up 52.9 percent year on year. High-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries stood out with a growth rate of 35.7 percent and 57.8 percent, respectively.

• Chinese scientists set world record in quantum communication

  April 15, 2022

  The realization of quantum secure direct communication over 100 km fiber with time-bin and phase quantum states by Chinese scientists is the world’s longest distance for quantum direct communication. Quantum direct communication can not only sense eavesdropping, but also prevent it so it is essential for confidentiality of message in modern communication.