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China Accelerates Underground Utility and Tunnel Upgrades

China plans to renovate nearly 600,000 kilometers of urban gas, water, drainage, and heating networks over the next five years, supported by central budget funds and government bonds, with cities such as Dalian and Changsha already advancing drainage and pipeline projects. This article is an edited summary of CCTV reporting.

Overview of China's Urban Infrastructure Lifeline Policies

This article reviews China's national and local policies on urban infrastructure lifeline safety from 2018 to 2023, including the full launch of the Urban Infrastructure Lifeline Safety Project, municipal infrastructure surveys, risk databases, and monitoring and early-warning platforms in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

Policies for Upgrading Aging Urban Gas Pipelines

China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has released a second batch of replicable policies and mechanisms for upgrading aging urban gas pipelines, covering funding mechanisms, smart gas platforms, technical standards, and construction supervision. The scanned document pages are reproduced for reference.

China Advances Urban Infrastructure Lifeline Safety Projects

China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a meeting in Kaifeng, Henan Province, to advance urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects, reporting that more than half of prefecture-level cities have built supervision platforms covering gas, bridges, and water services with IoT sensing and early-warning capabilities.

Water-Conservation Measures for China's Public Institutions

This article summarizes the water-conservation management measures for public institutions issued by China's National Government Offices Administration together with the Ministry of Water Resources, covering water quotas, planned water use, metering requirements, conservation retrofits, and supervision responsibilities for publicly funded institutions.

China Issues Guidance on Resilient-City Infrastructure

This article summarizes the Opinions on Promoting New Urban Infrastructure Construction to Build Resilient Cities, issued by the General Offices of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in late 2024, including the 2027 and 2030 goals, intelligent municipal infrastructure upgrades, urban lifeline monitoring, and underground pipeline data platforms.