Breaking world records, "Giant Burger" is online! This week, our country achieved major breakthroughs in engineering construction, shipbuilding, astronomy, and other fields.

This week

Our country has achieved multiple significant breakthroughs
in engineering construction, shipbuilding, astronomy, and other fields.

China’s hard-core strength has once again gone viral,
breaking world records.

The main tower of the Lion’s Gate Bridge has reached its peak,
setting a new world record! At around 11:00 on March 26, the key control project of the Lion’s Gate Channel, the Lion’s Gate Bridge, achieved the topping of the east and west main towers and has transitioned to the upper structure construction.

The Lion’s Gate Bridge is the world’s first double-deck suspension bridge
with a span of over 2000 meters, adopting a single span of 2180 meters to cross the river. Once completed, it will set five world records for double-deck suspension bridges: main span length, number of lanes, main tower height, anchorage diameter, and main cable diameter. Let’s applaud this super project!

“Behemoth” goes online

Our self-developed new generation of ultra-large oil tankers delivered.

On March 25, the 307,000-ton ultra-large oil tanker “Junwang,” built by China Shipbuilding Dalian, was successfully delivered. This is a new generation ultra-large oil tanker independently developed and designed by our country.

The “Junwang” ship is approximately 333 meters long, 60 meters wide, with a deck area exceeding 18,000 square meters. From the bottom of the ship to the bridge, it is nearly 20 stories high, truly a “behemoth.”

International first

The Guo Shoujing Telescope has released over 30 million spectral data.

On March 24, reporters learned from the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that as of now, the national major scientific and technological infrastructure—the Guo Shoujing Telescope (LAMOST)—has released over 30 million spectra, continuing to lead the world in the number of spectra released in survey projects. These spectra have been compiled into the LAMOST DR13 (v1.0 version) dataset, which is officially released to domestic astronomers and international collaborators.

△ The Guo Shoujing Telescope (LAMOST) located in Xinglong, Hebei.

Creating multiple international firsts

Our DRO experimental satellites have achieved a series of breakthroughs.

On March 25, it was reported at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum—“Technology Forum on Lunar and Space Development” that three experimental satellites of the lunar and space remote reverse orbit (DRO) pilot exploration mission, independently deployed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have been conducting experiments in orbit for two years.

• The international first DRO low-energy orbit insertion has been completed, verifying the stability of spacecraft in DRO, low-energy maneuvering transfer, and new principles of space-based measurement and navigation;

• A K-band inter-satellite link spanning 1.17 million kilometers has been established, becoming the first spacecraft in the world to complete the visitation of all Lagrange points in lunar space in one go, which will play an important role in supporting lunar exploration and other fields.

Good news for mineral exploration

Our country has discovered the world’s second-largest light rare earth mine.

Our new round of mineral exploration breakthrough strategic actions has achieved new results. In the Maoniuping mining area of Mianyang County, Sichuan Province, our country has discovered the world’s second-largest light rare earth mine.

It is reported that in the rare earth resource verification project in the Maoniuping mining area, a new resource amount of 9.6656 million tons of rare earth oxides has been discovered, with an increase in reserves of over 300%, making it the world’s second-largest rare earth mine resource in production. Rare earth oxides are widely used in magnetic materials, fluorescent materials, and other fields, and are essential elements in modern industry and high-end manufacturing.

Our first

New energy storage AI data analysis platform put into use.

Our independently developed first new energy storage artificial intelligence data analysis platform was officially put into use on March 23. According to reports, the platform has connected different types of new energy storage devices, relying on AI autonomous learning and massive data analysis. The platform can remotely and in real-time detect defects and hidden dangers in the equipment, automatically generate operation and maintenance plans, and quickly address issues.

Currently, the platform has connected eight new energy storage power stations, covering Guangdong, Yunnan, Hainan, and other regions, with over 2.3 million data collection points. After one year of trial operation, the equipment failure rate of the eight power stations has decreased by 34%, and the new energy consumption has increased by approximately 30%, significantly enhancing system adjustment capabilities.

Innovation never stops

Repeated technological breakthroughs are inspiring.

Looking forward to more new surprises in the future!