China completes first-phase 6G trials, building reserve of 300-plus key technologies: officials

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China completes first-phase 6G trials, building reserve of 300-plus key technologies: officials

2026-01-21 16:57 Last Updated At：19:17

China has commenced the second-phase 6G technical trials after a reserve of more than 300 key technologies took shape in the first phase, said officials with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing on Wednesday.

Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Zhang Yunming said that the ministry is committed to advancing the deep integration of sci-tech innovation and industrial innovation, with a particular emphasis on elevating the role of artificial intelligence in the industrial economy.

"During the first-phase 6G technical trials, China has formed a reserve of more than 300 key technologies. 5G and gigabit optical networks have been integrated into 91 of the 97 major categories of the national economy, while the industrial internet has achieved full coverage across 41 major industrial categories, injecting more vitality into economic and social development," he said.

China has established the world's largest information infrastructure, with nearly 4.84 million 5G base stations and more than 1.2 billion 5G users, said ministry spokesman Xie Cun, who is also the ministry's head of the information and communication development department.

"At the individual user level, China's 5G user base has exceeded 1.2 billion, accounting for 65.9 percent of all mobile phone users nationwide. China has completed the first-phase 6G research and development through technical trials, forming a reserve of more than 300 key 6G technologies. It has recently launched the second-phase 6G technical trials," he said."

Going forward, the ministry will further accelerate 6G research and development while stepping up forward-looking planning and fostering an application-oriented industrial ecosystem for 6G, Xie added.

U.S.-Israeli strikes hit 763 Iranian schools: Red Crescent Society

The United States and Israel have destroyed or damaged 763 schools alongside hundreds of thousands of other civilian sites across Iran since they launched joint attacks against the Middle East country on Feb 28, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

A total of 22,810 commercial units, 322 health and medical centers, 18 scientific and academic institutions, and 20 Red Crescent facilities have been damaged, IRCS President Pirhossein Kolivand said on Saturday.

Emergency response equipment, including three helicopters, 46 ambulances, and 48 operational vehicles, was also affected, he added.

According to Kolivand, four Red Crescent responders and two pregnant women have been killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks, with 18 emergency personnel injured.

He noted that 24 medical workers have been killed and 116 others injured.

The United States and Israel have also targeted Khuzestan petrochemical facilities, the Shalamcheh border trade terminal, Shahid Beheshti University science labs, and residential homes, the Red Crescent official said.

On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran has responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.