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Time in China

China uses one time zone: Asia/Shanghai. The whole country is on the same clock.

10:33:29

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · UTC+08:00

This zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Current time in China

CityTime now
Shanghai10:33
Beijing10:33
Shenzhen10:33

China compared with other time zones

Current local time in major time zones, alongside China
Time zoneTime nowDifference
Coordinated Universal Time02:338 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time03:337 hours behind
Indochina Time09:331 hour behind
India Standard Time08:032h 30m behind
Japan Standard Time11:331 hour ahead
Korea Standard Time11:331 hour ahead
Singapore Time10:33Same time
Australian Eastern Time12:332 hours ahead