Government funded project renews over 36,000 old elevators across China

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Government funded project renews over 36,000 old elevators across China

2025-03-07 22:27 Last Updated At：23:17

China has launched a nationwide initiative to renew aging elevators in residential communities, with upgrade work for approximately 36,000 such outdated elevators having already commenced by February, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

The project started in July 2024 and is part of a broader large-scale equipment upgrade program which aims to benefit residents up and down the country.

Part of the funding has been provided through special treasury bonds with a total of 6.2 billion yuan (about 860 million U.S. dollars) being allocated to support the renewals of some 41,000 elevators across the country, improving living conditions and safety for around 1.7 million households.

At a conference held on Friday, officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the State Administration for Market Regulation emphasized their commitment to promoting the elevator renewal project in 2025, as well as better managing the special treasury bonds to support the project.

For the next step, authorities at all levels have been tasked with conducting thorough investigations into the total number and conditions of old elevators in residential communities across the country, and explore multiple funding channels, including special funds for housing renovations, as well as self-raised funds of residents.

KMT Vice Chairman Chang Jung-kung to attend Straits Forum in mainland

Chang Jung-kung, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Party, will attend the conference of the 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province, on June 13, said Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

"The 18th Straits Forum will be held in Xiamen on June 13. Representatives from various sectors in Taiwan, including KMT Party Vice Chairman Chang Jung-kung, will attend the event. Preparations for the forum have been largely completed so far," she said.

"This year's forum continues to focus on serving grassroots-level communities and young people, ensuring that the fruits of cross-Strait integration and development benefit more people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. We warmly welcome compatriots from all walks of life in Taiwan to cross the Strait and gather together with us to jointly strengthen bonds, share opportunities, pursue development and build a shared future," Zhang said.