China's central SOEs keep R spending above 1 trillion yuan for 4 straight years

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government invested 1.1 trillion yuan (about 157.69 billion U.S. dollars) in research and development (R) in 2025, official data showed on Wednesday.

The R spending has remained above 1 trillion yuan for four consecutive years, said Pang Xiaogang, deputy head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

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