[The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan]Recently, the Chinese Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Foreign Minister met in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. During the conversation, China and Pakistan jointly issued a statement that the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan. Prior to this, the Taliban in Afghanistan had already made such applications when they met with senior officials from both China and Pakistan. According to previous assessments, once the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are settled in Afghanistan, billions of dollars in infrastructure funds will be brought in, especially the construction and improvement of Afghanistan’s railway network and highway system, which will be greatly relieved. At the same time, once the infrastructure project is confirmed, it is very likely that Chinese companies will undertake the construction, which can increase many jobs for local Afghans. Editor / Zhao E
From January to April 2026, China completed a total of 2430.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity market transactions, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. From the perspective of transaction scope, the traded electricity within the province reached 1945.6 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%; The amount of electricity traded across provinces and regions reached 485.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. From the perspective of trading varieties, the medium and long-term trading capacity is 2118 billion kilowatt hours; The spot trading electricity is 312.8 billion kilowatt hours. The trading volume of green electricity reached 105.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.Editor/Gong Ziwei
According to the smart monitoring platform of Ezhou Power Supply Company of State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd., as of 12:00 on May 27, 2026, the cumulative photovoltaic power generation of Ezhou Huahu International Airport has exceeded 100 million kilowatt hours. Ezhou Huahu International Airport is the first professional freight hub airport in China. Since its operation in 2022, its freight business has grown rapidly. Currently, 119 freight routes have been opened, and the hub's cargo volume has risen from less than 10000 tons in the initial operation to 1.4781 million tons by 2025. With the expansion of business, the peak electricity consumption of the airport has also exceeded 20000 kilowatts.Editor/Gong Ziwei