The new energy industry is a strategic emerging industry in China. At the 2026 National Congress, Chen Xuehua, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Huayou Cobalt, made suggestions on topics such as high-quality development of mineral resources and recycling of decommissioned batteries. Chen Xuehua suggested speeding up the construction of a recycling system for retired lithium iron phosphate batteries and promoting high-quality development of resource recycling.

The new energy industry is a strategic emerging industry in China. At the 2026 National Congress, Chen Xuehua, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Huayou Cobalt, made suggestions on topics such as high-quality development of mineral resources and recycling of decommissioned batteries. Chen Xuehua suggested speeding up the construction of a recycling system for retired lithium iron phosphate batteries and promoting high-quality development of resource recycling.