[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
On May 25, 2026, the National Energy Administration released national electricity statistics for the months of January to April. As of the end of April, the cumulative installed power generation capacity in China was 3.99 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation was 1.25 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 26.2%; The installed capacity of wind power was 660 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%.Editor/Gong Ziwei
Recently, the 220 MW photovoltaic power station in Biscara, Algeria, constructed by China Power Construction, has been officially completed and put into operation. After the power station is put into operation, it is expected to generate 374 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, saving 112200 tons of fossil energy and reducing 373000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The successful operation of the project marks the official integration of Algeria's first batch of photovoltaic green power into the national power grid, providing replicable and promotable benchmark experience for subsequent new energy project construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei