As 20 new assembly lines introduced by centrally-administrated State-owned enterprises, including Sinopec and National Petroleum Corporation, have been put into operation, the daily output of melt-blown nonwovens — an essential raw material for medical masks — is expected to hit 70 tons in April.

Volkswagen AG expects the Chinese car market to return to last year's level by early summer because the country's vehicle sales have shown signs of fast recovery.

China called on G20 members to enhance coordination and cooperation and adopt open trade policies to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on global supply chains to facilitate cross-border flow of goods and services, according to the country's top commerce official.