BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's value-added industrial output expanded 6.1 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed on Thursday.

A drone photo taken on April 15, 2026 shows workers preparing a vessel for departure at the ore terminal of Caofeidian Port Area in Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo: Xinhua)