China's battery output soars 60 percent higher

By Xinhua News Agency

Aug 10, 2021 1:02 am

BEIJING: China's lithium-ion battery output surged over 60 percent year on year in the first half of 2021 as the country strives to peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve carbon neutrality, official data shows.

The output topped 110 GWh in the period, and the industry's total production value exceeded 240 billion yuan (about $37.1 billion), according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

UNDER PROBE A woman pushing a trolley bag passes by security guards at the entrance to the Alibaba Group headquarters in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Alibaba said in a statement Aug. 7, 2021, it is working with police to investigate alleged sexual misconduct at the company after a female employee reported that she had been sexually assaulted. AP PHOTO

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