China’s high-tech and green equipment exports surge amid global AI and low-carbon transformation

According to official briefing information released at a State Council Information Office press conference on July 20, robust global market demand driven by artificial intelligence development and worldwide green and low-carbon transition has fuelled strong growth in China’s key industrial product exports in the first half of 2026.

Data disclosed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that China’s exports of core high-tech and green manufacturing products recorded remarkable year-on-year increases in the January-June period, calculated in renminbi terms. The export value of integrated circuits jumped 88.7%, while electronic component exports rose 62.6% year on year. Wind turbine unit exports also maintained solid growth with a 35.6% year-on-year increase.

The booming overseas sales of these strategic products reflect the rising global market demand for intelligent digital hardware and clean energy equipment. Widespread AI industrial upgrading across global industries has stimulated continuous market expansion for high-performance integrated circuits and electronic components. Accelerated global energy structure transformation has driven growing demand for renewable energy power generation facilities, bringing steady market opportunities for China’s wind power equipment products.

China’s manufacturing sector has formed comprehensive industrial advantages in semiconductor production, electronic component manufacturing and new energy equipment fabrication. Complete industrial chain support and mature manufacturing capabilities enable domestic enterprises to deliver cost-effective and high-quality products to global buyers, steadily expanding international market share in segmented high-end tracks.

Global industrial restructuring and energy upgrading will continue to generate sustained external demand for digital and green manufacturing products. China’s industrial sectors will keep optimising product structure and upgrading technological standards to adapt to evolving global market requirements, sustaining the growth momentum of high-value-added manufacturing exports.