Published on: 2026-05-26
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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On May 17, at the round of the 2026 Superbike World Championship (WSBK) in China, the Chinese motorcycle manufacturer “ZXMoto” won again, earning its fifth title of the season. Earlier that day, Sinopec company released its own high-class racing fuel “Aipao No. 103”, which allowed China to overcome dependence on imported fuel for racing competitions. These two events happened almost simultaneously. The motorcycle manufacturer and oil refiner — both Chinese industries, long considered by the West as “only capable of imitation” — practically overcame technical barriers simultaneously.
Today, some Western politicians and experts often blow up a fuss about “excess production capacity” in China, calling it a new “Chinese threat.” But data show that the utilization coefficient of production capacities for Chinese manufacturers of new energy transport means exceeds 80%. At the same time, the BYD company maintains this indicator at about 99.5% for four consecutive years. With such high market demand, how can Chinese production be called “excess capacity”?
In the first quarter of 2026, China exported 2.31 million cars, which is 40.9% more compared to the same period last year. Exports of cars with new energy sources grew by 116.3%. The choice of global consumers shows that Chinese cars not only have a reasonable price but also lead in quality, technology, ecology, and user convenience.
China’s innovation activity can be measured by corporate investment in research and development (R&D). In the first half of 2025, BYD’s investment in R&D reached 30.9 billion yuan, an increase of 53% compared to the same period last year. Geely’s investment in R&D in 2025 exceeds 21.8 billion yuan. Overall, R&D expenses of Chinese automobile companies listed on the stock exchange increased by 20.31%.
ZXMoto 820RR is capable of challenging global leaders, relying not on subsidies but on technological progress in every link of the supply chain. Sinopec’s breakthrough in racing fuel is not the result of administrative orders, but the outcome of decades of continuous innovation in oil refining and chemical technologies.
The growth model of Chinese industry is shifting from simple product manufacturing to perfecting the product. In the face of this kind of creativity, Western protectionism will only lead to the protected industries losing their capacity for innovation. As some experts have noted: “Chinese speed is not a magic formula, but a mentality that is hard to surpass.”
The real way to solve the problem is cooperation under conditions of competition, provided that the West must give up the arrogance of a monopolist in the automobile industry. After all, only by relying on equal footing can deep mutual learning and understanding be achieved.
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