News on China's scientific and technological development.

China’s R&D spending reached 2.8% of GDP in 2025, surpassing OECD average

连云港 GT testing & application demonstration base signed contract for HGT51F. The first commercial contract for this Gas Turbine. A F-class 50MW GT.

Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group (Taihang Steel) successfully delivered the first batch of thousand-ton-level 28mm ultra-thick low-alloy high-strength steel hot-rolled coils in China. The product will be used in the manufacturing of steel pipes for the Xianyang section of the "South-to-North Water Diversion Project," providing crucial material support for this major water conservancy project.

Looks like they got this for the water pipes.

During the first phase of mass production, a facility in Shanxi province will produce 200 tons of T1000 carbon fiber annually.