The Ministry of Water Resources reported continued gains in water-use efficiency for 2025, with consumption per 10,000 yuan of GDP down 4.5 percent year on year.
The ministry's bulletin showed total water resources reached 2.72 trillion cubic meters in 2025, with total use at 594.45 billion cubic meters.
Domestic use accounted for 15.8 percent, industrial use 16 percent and agricultural use 62 percent.
The figures reflect efficiency gains across sectors during the year.
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China's foreign trade reached 11.84 trillion yuan ($1.63 trillion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 15% year on year, the fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years, officials from the General Administration of Customs announced on Tuesday. Exports totaled 6.85 trillion yuan, up 11.9%, while imports rose 19.6% to 4.99 trillion yuan. The figure marks the first time first-quarter trade has exceeded 11 trillion yuan.
China's Ministry of Water Resources announced Tuesday that rural tap water coverage reached 96 percent by the end of 2025. Large-scale projects now serve 71 percent of the rural population, with 72 percent of counties using unified management.
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China is expected to shift its agricultural trade toward higher-value exports and more diversified markets during the 2026-30 period, according to a new industry report.