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China Institute for Radiation Protection

The China Institute for Radiation Protection (中国辐射防护研究院, CIRP) is China's comprehensive radiation protection research establishment, founded in 1962 in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and operated under the China National Nuclear Corporation.

China Institute of Atomic Energy

The China Institute of Atomic Energy (中国原子能科学研究院, CIAE) is a nuclear research institute in Fangshan District, Beijing, founded in 1950 and operated under China National Nuclear Corporation.

China Insurance Automotive Safety Index

The China Insurance Automotive Safety Index (C-IASI, 中国保险汽车安全指数) is a Chinese crash-test program run by insurers, which buys cars at retail and rates crashworthiness, repair costs, and pedestrian safety.

China International Freight Airlines (Guohuo Hang)

China International Freight Airlines (国货航) is a Beijing-based Chinese cargo airline founded in 2003 from Air China's cargo business, controlled by China Aviation Group and listed in Shenzhen in 2024.

China Jushi Co., Ltd.

China Jushi Co., Ltd. (中国巨石) is a Chinese fiberglass manufacturer headquartered in Tongxiang, Zhejiang, reporting the world's largest fiberglass capacity at over 3 million tonnes a year.

China Manned Space Program (中国载人航天工程)

The China Manned Space Program (中国载人航天工程), also known as Project 921, is China's national human spaceflight program, approved in 1992 and run by the China Manned Space Agency.

China Mobile (中国移动)

China Mobile (中国移动) is China's largest mobile telecommunications operator and the world's largest by subscriber count, a state-controlled company listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment

The China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS, 中国合格评定国家认可委员会) is China's national accreditation body. Established in 2006, it accredits certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection bodies.

China national carbon trading scheme

China's national carbon trading scheme, formally the national carbon emissions trading market (全国碳排放权交易市场), is the world's largest carbon market by covered emissions, launched in July 2021 with power plants.

China National Highway 110 traffic jam

The China National Highway 110 traffic jam was a series of gridlocks in August and September 2010, in which a 100-kilometer tailback trapped thousands of coal trucks for over a week near Beijing.

China National Nuclear Corporation

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise spanning the nuclear fuel cycle and reactor design, the main supplier of nuclear fuel in China.

China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Co

China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Co (CNODC) is a Chinese state-owned company that holds China National Petroleum Corporation's stakes in overseas oil and gas joint ventures.

China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油天然气集团有限公司)

China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油天然气集团有限公司), abbreviated CNPC, is China's wholly state-owned oil and gas company and parent of PetroChina, with assets in 33 countries and 6th place in the Fortune Global 500 in 2024.

China National Space Administration (中国国家航天局)

The China National Space Administration (中国国家航天局, CNSA) is the civilian space agency of the People's Republic of China, established in 1993 and known for the Chang'e lunar missions.

China National Uranium Corporation

China National Uranium Corporation (中国铀业, CNUC) is a Chinese state-owned company, founded in 1995 under China National Nuclear Corporation, that mines and supplies natural uranium, including the Rössing mine in Namibia.

China Netcom (中国网通)

China Netcom (中国网通) was a fixed-line and broadband operator serving ten provinces in northern China; formed in 2002, it merged with China Unicom in 2008.

China New Car Assessment Program

The China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) is China's independent new car safety rating program, run by CATARC since 2006, which buys cars from dealers and crash-tests them against standards stricter than national rules.

China Petroleum West Pipeline

The China Petroleum West Pipeline (西部原油成品油管道) is a pair of parallel oil pipelines carrying crude and refined products from Xinjiang to Lanzhou, built by CNPC from 2005 to 2007.

China Post

China Post (中国邮政), formally China Post Group Corporation Limited, is the state-owned postal operator of China and sole carrier of universal postal service, ranked first among world posts in 2025.

China Printed Circuit Association

The China Printed Circuit Association (CPCA; Chinese: 中国电子电路行业协会) is China's national non-profit association for the printed circuit board industry, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Shanghai.

China Quality Certification Centre

The China Quality Certification Centre (CQC, 中国质量认证中心) is a state-approved certification body established in 2002 that conducts China's compulsory CCC certification, voluntary CQC Mark certification, and management-system certification.

China Railway (company)

China Railway, formally China State Railway Group (中国国家铁路集团有限公司), is the state-owned enterprise operating China's national railway network; it was created in 2013 when the Ministry of Railways was dissolved and took its current name in 2019.

China Railway CR200J

The China Railway CR200J, nicknamed the Green Giant (绿巨人), is a 160 km/h power-concentrated Fuxing electric multiple unit with a locomotive-style power car, entering service on China's conventional lines in January 2019.

China Railway CR450AF

The China Railway CR450AF is a prototype Chinese high-speed train built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang and unveiled in 2024, designed to run commercially at 400 km/h.

China Railway CR450BF

The China Railway CR450BF is a prototype high-speed trainset built by CRRC Changchun and unveiled in Beijing in December 2024, designed for 400 km/h commercial operation.

China Railway Express (freight service)

China Railway Express (中欧班列), also called the China-Europe Railway Express, is a containerized rail freight service between China and Europe, first run from Chongqing to Duisburg in 2011.

China Railways SS1

The China Railways SS1 (韶山1型, Shaoshan 1) was China's first mainline electric locomotive, developed at Zhuzhou from 1958 and built in 826 units by 1988.

China Railways SS8

The China Railways SS8 (韶山8型) is a four-axle passenger electric locomotive built by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works, which set a Chinese speed record of 240 km/h in 1998.

China Resources Caofeidian power station

The China Resources Caofeidian power station (华润曹妃甸电厂) is a coal-fired power plant in Tangshan, Hebei, China, with 2,600 MW of capacity, owned and operated by China Resources Power.

China Resources Wenzhou power station

China Resources Wenzhou power station, also known as Huarun Cangnan power station, is a coal-fired power station in Cangnan, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, with four 1,000 MW ultra-supercritical units.