First Committee Members' Channel Session Discusses Striving for the '16th Five-Year Plan' (Live)

On March 4, 2026, Zeng Yuqun, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of CATL, spoke at the first 'Committee Members' Channel' session of the Fourth Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee. He revealed that the company's annual R&D investment in recent years has exceeded 20 billion yuan (approximately $2.57 billion USD), with 21,000 R&D personnel and over 50,000 patents. Zeng stated that CATL's goal is to promote China's new energy products, technologies, and standards globally. This directly reflects the significant investment and ambition of China's leading new energy enterprises in renewable energy technology R&D and globalization strategy.