Mozambican President Daniel Chapo arrived in Beijing on Monday to continue his China trip after visiting central China's Hunan Province and northwest China's Qinghai Province.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chapo is on a state visit to China from April 16 to 21. It is President Chapo's first visit to China since he took office.
During Chapo's visit, Xi will hold a welcome ceremony and a welcome banquet for him, and the two heads of state will hold talks. Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will meet respectively with Chapo.
China and Mozambique enjoy long-standing friendship. For over half a century since the establishment of diplomatic ties and amid the changing international landscape, China-Mozambique friendship has been growing stronger, said Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Now, political mutual trust between the two countries is deepening with fruitful outcomes in cooperation in various fields and close cooperation on international and regional issues, Guo said.
It is believed that this visit will promote the in-depth development of China-Mozambique comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and make contributions to building the all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era and reinforcing the solidarity and cooperation in the Global South, said the spokesman.
Mozambican president arrives in Beijing to continue China trip
China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, reached 2.5141 trillion kilowatt-hours in the first quarter of 2026, up 5.2 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Energy Administration on Monday.
A breakdown of the data shows robust growth across various sectors, as the country's economy got off to a good start in the first quarter with new growth drivers.
From January to March, China's primary industry saw an increase of 7.1 percent in power consumption, bringing total power used to 33.6 billion kilowatt-hours. The secondary industry consumed nearly 1.6 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 4.7 percent from a year ago. Within this sector, the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry posted particularly strong growth, with electricity consumption increasing 8.6 percent year on year.
The tertiary industry recorded 8.1-percent growth in power use, totaling 483.3 billion kilowatt-hours. Notably, the battery charging and swapping service sector consumed 37.6 billion kilowatt-hours, surging 53.8 percent, while the internet data service sector used 22.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 44 percent. The power consumption of urban and rural residents was 398.5 billion kilowatt-hours, increasing by 3.4 percent year on year.
In March alone, electricity consumption reached 859.5 billion kilowatt-hours, up 3.5 percent year on year.
China's economy grew five percent in the first quarter, outpacing expectations of some overseas institutions and reinforcing the country's role as a stabilizing force in an increasingly volatile global economy.
China's power use up 5.2 percent in Q1
