The container throughput of the Port of Shanghai totaled 43.3 million TEUs in 2019, ranking first in the world for 10 consecutive years. Shanghai serves as a crucial port for international container transportation and an aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
The total number of U.S. patents granted to Chinese mainland companies increased by 34 percent in 2019, the strongest growth rate among major economies. China has been the fastest growing area for a number of years now, with patents filed mainly in the technology sector.
China's installed capacity of storage batteries to power electric vehicles saw a year-on-year increase of 9.2 percent in 2019 to 62.2 gigawatt hours. The rise came amid the country's stepped-up efforts for greener growth, including the use of new-energy vehicles.
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