Vlog | Made by China: Why Chinese air conditioners gain traction in Europe-Xinhua
Vlog | Made by China: Why Chinese air conditioners gain traction in Europe
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-10-15 16:23:21
BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese-made air conditioners (ACs) flew off shelves across Europe, offering local families much-needed respite from this year's blistering summer. Xinhua correspondent Fu Tian visited Chinese AC makers to explore the rapid innovation, robust supply chains, and strong engineering capabilities behind these hot-selling products that benefit the world.
This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a production line for PortaSplit portable split air conditioners inside Midea's household air conditioner factory in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)Workers work on a production line for PortaSplit portable split air conditioners to be exported to the European market inside Midea's household air conditioner factory in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)Workers pack PortaSplit portable split air conditioners for the European market inside Midea's household air conditioner factory in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)A worker loads PortaSplit portable split air conditioners onto a truck at Midea's household air conditioner factory in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)A batch of PortaSplit portable split air conditioners await export to Europe at Midea's household air conditioner factory in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)Air conditioners for the European market undergo performance testing at a Haier factory in Jiaozhou, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)A robotic arm produces air conditioners for export to Europe at a Haier factory in Jiaozhou, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)A worker produces air conditioners for export to Europe at a Haier factory in Jiaozhou, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)People visit an export product showroom of Haier in Laoshan District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)A worker affixes product identification labels onto the packaging boxes of air conditioners for European market at a Haier factory in Jiaozhou, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
