China is moving to strengthen auto industry regulation and curb unfair competition, said Wang Weiming, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Saturday.
Speaking at the 2026 International Forum (TEDA) on Chinese Automotive Industry Development, which takes places in Tianjin from Thursday to Sunday, Wang said the competitive order in China's auto market has improved somewhat, but irrational competition still persists.
Going forward, China will further improve industry management, advance actions to ensure production consistency and improve quality, and firmly uphold the bottom line of product safety, Wang said.
The country will also launch special initiatives to upgrade auto standards, giving full play to the role of standards in guiding industrial upgrading, he said.
"China will establish a digital ID system for power batteries, ensure the implementation of efforts to optimize payment cycles, carry out regular campaigns to address online disorder, and regulate the competitive order of the industry," Wang said.
Industry experts emphasized that the auto sector should build an integrated and balanced framework that ensures safety as a solid foundation, pursues pragmatic innovation, and achieves sustainable development.
"With the deep integration of new energy, intelligent connectivity, artificial intelligence and other technologies into the auto industry, safety risks are becoming increasingly diverse and intertwined. Safety challenges related to battery, functionality, networks, data and industrial chains are overlapping. We must shift away from low-price competition and gimmick-driven pseudo-innovation. Instead, we should steer the entire industry towards high-quality development through innovations in technology, standards, and regulations," said Gong Jinfeng, general manager of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co.
China to further improve auto industry management, curb unfair competition: chief engineer
China to further improve auto industry management, curb unfair competition: chief engineer
At least 8,000 or more remains are still buried in the rubble in Gaza Strip, and desperate local residents are appealing for international assistance to recover the dead and deliver humanitarian aid to the survivors.
Around half the remains recovered from Gaza City's rubble this month were women and children, the head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ajith Sunghay, said on Tuesday.
It is estimated that at the current pace, recovering those still buried in the rubble could take more than a decade.
Sunghay said that Israel has been obstructing excavation and forensic work, making identification harder and risking the loss of evidence.
"The search efforts faced numerous obstacles, including a lack of resources, the Israeli blockade, and the difficulty of official institutions in responding to these accidents and disasters," said Aref Abdul Fattah, a local security officer.
"The civil defense rescue teams in the Gaza Strip are working hard to recover bodies from under the rubble. They have made tremendous efforts. About 8,000 bodies under the rubble are buried beneath more than 300 buildings in Gaza. Rescue workers are cooperating with the International Committee of the Red Cross to search for the victims under the debris. It is exhausting. This is economically, physically, and mentally draining, especially for the civil defense rescue workers. Because of this, they have made enormous efforts on the ground," said Mahmoud Bassal, a civil defense spokesman.
In Islam, burying the deceased is a sacred communal obligation that must be carried out with dignity and care. That is why Gazans are going to extraordinary lengths to recover the bodies of the victims.
"This is one of the most important matters in the lives of Gazans. Their beliefs and Islamic faith urge them to honor the dead by burying them," Aref said.
"Burying the dead is a very important matter, and this, of course, is among the values of our faith," said Bassal.
Calling on Israel to halt the war and destruction and allow aid into the territory, Gazans hope that the international community and relevant institutions will help recover the victims buried beneath the rubble.
"The support of the international community and relevant institutions is crucial, as it helps preserve evidence and confirm identities,"said Bassal.
"We hope to end the war and destruction, and for the Israeli army to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and open the border crossings, so that aid can enter and construction materials can be brought in. In this way, we can rebuild our homes and return to our homeland, so that we can live with dignity on this land," said Tareq Ghanem, a refugee camp representative.
Gazans call for int’l assistance as at least 8,000 bodies still under rubble
