BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SPACE GREETINGS

China’s Shenzhou-17 crew members extended their Spring Festival greetings via video from space, the Chinese Lunar New Year’s eve.

Onboard the country’s space station, the three taikonauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, expressed their wishes for the prosperity of the motherland and all Chinese people.

NEV EXPORTS

Exports of Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs) maintained a robust trend last month, with 95,000 new energy passenger cars exported in January 2024, an increase of 27.1 percent year on year, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association.

Exported NEVs accounted for 26.8 percent of the nation’s total exported passenger vehicles during the same month, the data showed.

NEW PRODUCTIVE FORCES

Numerous Chinese provinces have mapped out blueprints to beef up support for tech-intensive industries and foster new growth momentum or “new productive forces” that feature innovation, high-quality and advanced productivity.

In their annual government work reports delivered at this year’s local “two sessions,” regional policy-makers unveiled clear signals on where China’s economic landscape will be shifting in the years to come.