China’s equipment industry expanded exports by 18.2% in the first half of 2026 and accounted for almost half of the total growth in industrial foreign sales in the period, according to Wang Weiming, chief engineer at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at a press conference at the State Council Information Office, this Monday (20), in Beijing.
Exports of goods in yuan grew 13.4% in the semester, with the equipment industry as the main driver. In sectors with greater technological content, growth was more significant: exports of integrated circuits rose 88.7% compared to the first half of 2025; electronic components, 62.6%; wind turbines, 35.6%; those of lithium batteries, 37.6%. China exported 5.096 million electric vehicles in the semester, an increase of 65.3%.
Wang highlighted some of the advances in relation to large equipment. The C919, a passenger plane manufactured by the China Commercial Aviation Corporation, added 41 aircraft delivered to airlines since the beginning of commercial operations. The CR450, the new high-speed train model, completed official technical tests and was, in July, in the final stage of the use evaluation, which requires 60 thousand kilometers in real conditions before entering commercial operation, with completion scheduled for this year.
In the naval sector, China had 81.2% of the world’s new shipbuilding contracts between January and May, according to the ministry. The world’s first vehicle transport ship with capacity for 10,000 cars was delivered during this period; the second Chinese-made large cruise ship, the Aiduo Huacheng, has completed sailing trials.
The industry as a whole closed the semester with growth of 5.4% in the value added by companies above the designated size (those with annual revenue of 20 million yuan, equivalent to R$15.5 million). The profits of industrial companies in the first five months of the year rose 18.8% compared to the same period in 2025, according to Wang Weiming.
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