BEIJING - China has emerged as a global leader in new energy technology and equipment, with its new energy patents accounting for more than 40 percent of the world's total, an official said Tuesday.

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Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration, told a press conference that the country kept breaking world records in key areas during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), including photovoltaic conversion efficiency and the single-unit capacity of offshore wind turbines. The scale of the country's new-type energy storage has also surged to the top position worldwide.