After China and Germany recently agreed to relaunch the China-Germany Joint Economic Committee, the two sides are intensifying relevant efforts, aiming to hold the next meeting of the mechanism in early 2027, co-chaired by ministers of the two countries, He Yadong, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said on Thursday.

Agricultural trade is an important component of China-US economic and trade cooperation. China is willing to work with the US to create favorable conditions for bilateral agricultural trade, China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong said on Thursday.

When asked to provide an update on the current state of China-Canada economic and trade relations, as Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu recently stated that the meeting with Chinese ministers this autumn will discuss further tariff reductions involving Canadian canola, peas, seafood, and other products, He Yadong, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said on Thursday that China is willing to continue expanding the list of cooperation items with Canada, reducing the problems list, and promoting the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-Canada economic and trade relations.

China has invited European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security and Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maros Šefčovič to visit China this autumn to co-chair the second meeting of the newly established China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism, He Yadong, spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said on Thursday.

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have unilaterally set “prior consultation via tourism-related cross-Straits exchanges” as a precondition and rejected applications by mainland inspection tour groups to visit Taiwan, a move that amounts to political manipulation and deliberate obstruction, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Thursday.

Asked by a reporter for comment on Taiwan region leader Lai Ching-te's recent claim that the Chinese mainland is "weaponizing agricultural products and attempting to use agriculture as political leverage, including by arbitrarily banning imports and raising tariffs. The share of Taiwan's agricultural exports going to the mainland has fallen from 20.5 percent in 2015 to 11.5 percent in 2025; meanwhile, the US and Japan have become Taiwan region's two largest agricultural export markets," Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference on Thursday that the mainland has always been an important export destination for Taiwan's agricultural products.

China Eastern Airlines announced on Thursday that, starting rom Friday, in-flight Wi-Fi access will be completely free on all wide-body aircraft operated by China Eastern and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines.

Chinese two-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs) brand Luyuan Group issued an apology statement on Thursday after multiple promotional videos on its Douyin account were accused of using sexualized content to attract attention.

China, as the world's largest developing country, will continue to strengthen cooperation with the World Bank in addressing global challenges and attach greater importance to knowledge cooperation, an official with the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.

China's latest export controls have become one of China's core policy tools to curb Japan's resurrection of militarism. For Japan, the only rational solution is to stop advancing dangerous moves aimed at the resurrection of militarism, return to the framework of the postwar order, and return to the path of peaceful development. History has already proven that militarism leads nowhere. Reality will likewise prove that any attempt to challenge China's core interests is doomed to fail.

South Korea has stepped up efforts to attract Chinese visitors, as the country's justice ministry has announced to extend its waiver of group visa fees for travelers from six countries, including China, through the end of 2026. The move will further help boost people-to-people exchanges amid a growing number of Chinese visitors to South Korea, according to Chinese industry players on Wednesday.

China's new regulation on outbound investment officially took effect on Wednesday.

Kazakhstan's FlyArystan-operated Airbus A320 landed smoothly at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday, marking the successful inaugural flight of the scheduled route between Kazakhstan's capital Almaty and Xi'an, the airline told the Global Times.

Nearly all of the surveyed respondents viewed the Chinese yuan as an effective means of portfolio diversification, according to a report carried out by the London-based Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) on Tuesday (local time). That signals a substantial loosening of the unipolar dominance that has long characterized the global monetary system and an irreversible shift toward a multipolar monetary order, a Chinese expert said on Wednesday.

Asked by media inquiry for comment regarding the International Institute for Management Development's 2026 World Competitiveness report, which ranked the Chinese mainland 12th globally and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region second, as well as remarks by business leaders describing China as "the world's most hardcore gym" and arguing that its unique strengths in scaling up and rapid innovation will become a key pillar of "China Opportunity 2.0," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that, from serving as the "world's factory" to becoming the "world's market" and now an "innovation powerhouse," China has continued to strengthen its global competitiveness.

Driven by surging demand for AI computing power, Chinese semiconductor-related enterprises are speeding up their IPOs. This year's IPO boom across the domestic chip sector mirrors the vibrant growth of China's future industries and the country's push for technological self-reliance, an industry expert said.

The US is reportedly drafting a ban on imports of foreign-made energy inverters targeting Chinese products. Chinese analysts believe this is Washington's latest attempt to push its technology crackdown into clean-energy infrastructure under the banner of “national security,” a move that risks raising costs for its own energy transition and further politicizing global green supply chains.

To meet the persistently growing demand and ensure sufficient supply, Chinese companies — from major AC manufacturers to small merchants in Yiwu, the bustling small-commodities export hub in East China's Zhejiang Province — have moved swiftly, ramping up production, adapting products to local installation requirements, exploring new shipping routes, and expanding online sales channels, according to interviews with nearly a dozen firms by the Global Times.

A so-called “China Shock 2.0” narrative has gained traction in some recent Western think tank reports and media commentary. It claims that China's rapid development in new energy, AI and other high-tech sectors relies on overseas markets to absorb excess capacity, squeezes developed countries' market share across the value chain, confines other emerging-market economies to low-value-added manufacturing, and poses a greater shock to the global economy than the one seen in the era of traditional manufacturing. What drives this narrative, and what purpose does it serve? Is China's development really a so-called “shock”? To answer these questions, the narrative must be carefully unpacked.

China and the EU have officially established a new trade and investment consultation mechanism, with the two sides holding its inaugural meeting on Monday in Brussels, where four initial workstreams identified, according to a joint statement released on Tuesday.

In Horgos, a border city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, cross-border livestreaming has been gaining traction as a channel for trade. According to the People's Daily, the city has seen the growing presence of traders and business visitors from Central Asia and Europe. One Kazakh trader, who operates from a local livestreaming base, now focuses on cross-border apparel trade. Supported by competitively priced Chinese goods and efficient cross-border logistics, her daily shipments reach about 500 kilograms.

Sales revenue of China's embodied intelligence industry enterprises rose 22.4 percent year-on-year in the January-May period, indicating that the sector's overall development continues to trend positively, according to the State Taxation Administration on Tuesday.

China delivered two domestically built 174,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to clients on Tuesday, marking a fresh milestone as the country has developed full independent capabilities in designing and building top-tier LNG vessels for global markets, according to a China Media Group (CMG) report.

When the news that Cape Verde, a small African country, made history by reaching the World Cup round of 32 popped up on the phone, Li Junsheng, head of the Shaanxi Construction Engineering Technical Team, or the Chinese technical assistant team to Cape Verde's National Stadium, said he “was thrilled, but not surprised at all.”

As the annual summer travel season arrives, Chinese airlines and airports are gearing up for peak demand by expanding flying capacity. On domestic routes, Northwest China's Xinjiang continues to witness a tourism boom, and internationally, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia are heated destinations for Chinese holiday-goers.

China's first river-sea zero-carbon route was launched when the pure-electric vessel Ningyuan Dianpeng fully loaded with containers slowly departed from Jiaxing Port and set out its maiden voyage bound for t Ningbo Zhoushan Port in East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday, the Global Times learned.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday that it will impose a 73.5 percent security deposit on imports of pea starch from Canada, starting Wednesday, after a preliminary determination by the investigating authority found the product was being dumped.

Asked to comment on remarks by European Commissioner for Trade Maros Šefčovič, who claimed that the trade imbalance between the EU and China was becoming increasingly unsustainable and that maintaining the status quo was not an option, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, referred the media to the relevant Chinese authorities for specifics.

Chinese automaker Lotus' first batch of 18 Eletre electric vehicles (EVs) arrived in Canada, the first Chinese auto brand to complete certification and shipped to Canada since it cut tariffs on Chinese-made EVs on March 1, 2026, the company told the Global Times on Tuesday. The EVs were shipped from Shanghai on May 6.

As the Qianghai-Xizang Railway marks the 20th anniversary of operation on Wednesday, the landmark plateau railway has carried more than 100 million passenger trips, becoming a vital artery that has injected strong momentum into the high-quality development of Xizang.

Foreign businesses remain upbeat about China's market prospects, with a majority of American, European and Japanese companies reporting profits or planning to expand local operations, underscoring the enduring appeal and resilience of China's industrial and supply chain ecosystem, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said on Tuesday.

China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in June came in at 50.3 , up 0.3 points from May, boosted by the expansion of both production and demand as well as the continuous improvement in the high-tech manufacturing sector, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday.

China and the European Union (EU) have confirmed the official establishment of China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism as the two sides held the first meeting of the mechanism, according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday.

The so-called "Mainland Affairs Council" of the island of Taiwan released a statement on Monday, the 16th anniversary of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), claiming that the Chinese mainland has in recent years exerted economic pressure on the island for political purposes. A mainland expert said that the claims made by the DPP authorities are false, and it is the DPP that has undermined cross-Straits economic and trade cooperation.

China's zero tariff policy for African countries with which it has diplomatic relations is a very good policy for Somalia, as it helps Somalia's business community export higher value-added products to China while accelerating the country's economic and trade partnership with the world's second-largest economy, Gamal Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Somalia, told the Global Times on Monday.

The Beijing Space Computing Innovation Center was officially unveiled on Monday at the Space Computing Forum of the Global Digital Economy Conference held in Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, where experts said the move marks a key step in advancing space-based computing as a new frontier of digital infrastructure, with strong development potential and broad application prospects.

As severe summer heat hits many parts of the world, China's manufacturers are turning soaring demand for cooling products into a fresh source of export growth.

China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) announced on Monday that its Jixi 100-megaWatts (MW) solar thermal power plant, the country's northernmost and the first of its kind in Northeast China, was connected to the grid and began generating electricity in Da'an, Northeast China's Jilin Province.

The 15th round of the second-phase negotiations on the China-ROK Free Trade Agreement was held in Beijing from June 22 to 26, the CCTV News reported on Monday.

Central China's Hunan Province has introduced a new regulation on firecracker production safety, requiring producers to set up internal reward systems for those who report hidden hazards, after a deadly explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang in May which exposed serious safety risks in the sector.

As July approaches, China's summer tourism market has heated up well ahead of the summer travel season. Long-distance in-depth trips and cool summer escapes stand out as two dominant trends this year, with family groups and students forming the core consumer base.

Volkswagen could secure jobs in Germany if it produces auto models there that it currently develops in China, said Olaf Lies, premier of the German state of Lower Saxony, where Volkswagen is headquartered, stressing that isolating oneself from technological developments originating in China “to be the wrong approach,” German news agency DPA reported at the weekend.

China's listing of entities in accordance with the law targets only a small number of Japanese entities. The relevant measures apply solely to dual-use items and do not affect normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Japan. Law-abiding and trustworthy Japanese entities have no need to worry at all, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press conference on Monday.

The "yisuan fangzhou," literally means "heterogeneous computing ark," a full-stack platform aiming to solve software ecosystem issues for domestic computing power, was officially released on Monday. The platform addresses key pain points in China's high-performance computing: difficulty in adapting software to domestic hardware, challenges in migrating code, and complicated operations for researchers, the developers said.

When talking about Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, the first images that came to Park Gayoung's mind were artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, robots and drones. But this journalist from the Republic of Korea (ROK) was caught off guard by Shenzhen's lush ecological environment during a recent trip there.

After a video went viral in which a Xiaomi-brand car is rejected from entering Guangzhou Huali College by the security, the institute issued a statement, denying claims that Xiaomi vehicles were barred from entering the campus, saying that its registration-based entry measures apply uniformly to all vehicles without any brand-specific restrictions.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Monday that it has decided to include 20 Japanese entities including MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd on the watch list, and add another 20 Japanese entities including the National Institute for Defense Studies, on the export control list for dual-use items.

Durian has become one of the favorite fruits among Chinese for many years. This summer, however, what determines whether durians from Southeast Asia can truly win the massive Chinese market is no longer only transportation efficiency. Increasingly, success depends on who can respond faster and more precisely to the evolving demand of vast Chinese consumers.

China National Building Material Group Co has put three world-class high-performance carbon fiber production lines into operation, marking a fresh milestone in China's push to strengthen its advanced materials sector and expand domestic supply of strategic materials for high-end manufacturing.

As China's university application season gets underway following the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a new adviser for millions of students and parents, with many turning to AI tools for guidance on university and major choices. A Chinese expert said that AI can help narrow information gaps, but major life decisions still require careful human judgment.

A recent warning by a former US official that Washington risks falling behind China in next-generation wireless spectrum reflects growing anxiety in US strategic circles, as the AI race increasingly hinges on advanced wireless infrastructure, an area where China has built an early lead through long-term planning and systematic investment, Chinese analysts said on Sunday.

Norwegian football star Erling Haaland has emerged as an unlikely yet highly effective source of online buzz in China. His recent campaigns for Norwegian salmon and Wang Lao Ji's international brand WALOVI - tapping into the contrast between his disciplined athlete image and unexpected comic persona - have made him a social media talking point among Chinese consumers.

The world's first 16-megawatt tension-leg floating offshore wind platform departed from Gaolan Port in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday, marking China's accelerated push to scale up and commercialize deep-sea floating offshore wind technology after successful demonstration projects, China Media Group (CMG) reported.

China's domestically-made aircraft C909 has been delivered to more than 10 airlines, with 186 planes now in service, and accounting for 70 percent of China's regional fleet, the producer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), said on Sunday, as the day marks the 10th anniversary of the plane's commercial operations.

As global market uncertainties are rising and the supply chain is being reshaped, many multinational companies are searching for alternative manufacturing and consumer markets in an attempt to find the "next China."

Apple is reportedly lobbying the US administration for clearance to purchase memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese firm that the Pentagon has put on a blacklist because of alleged military ties, to ease financial pressure caused by surging memory chip prices, the Financial Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.

In an immersive exhibition in central China's Wuhan City, Hubei Province, a humanoid robot drew a bow, released an arrow and hit the target. Nearby, a robot band pounded out rock music while some other robots danced or executed Chinese martial arts.

China's first high-speed railway controlled by private capital has handled more than 100 million passenger trips as of Saturday, less than four and a half years after it began operations in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to railway authorities.

APEC tourism ministers meet in Macao, highlight digital innovation, deeper collaboration

Leading Chinese air conditioner manufacturers are working around the clock to keep up with soaring demand for portable split air conditioners, which have seen booming sales as record-breaking heatwaves sweep across Europe, according to one firm and relevant media reports on Saturday.

The 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) concluded on Friday, with US-, European- and Japanese-funded enterprises continuing to lead in exhibition scale, while companies and institutions from ASEAN, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America and other regions showed high enthusiasm for participation, Li Xingqian, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) told a press conference on Friday.

Despite the ongoing frictions in EU-China economic and trade relations, we see that dialogue between the European Commission and China continues. In addition to the recent meeting between Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Ling Ji and Ditte Juul Jorgensen, director-general for Trade and Economic Security at the European Commission. China and the EU reportedly will hold ministerial consultations soon.

China entered 2026 on a strong economic footing, buoyed by robust growth, accelerating industrial transformation, and deepening reform and opening-up.

China has allocated 62.5 billion yuan ($9.19 billion) in new ultra-long special treasury bonds to fund consumer goods trade-in programs in 2026, according to the country's top economic planner on Friday, which is expected to further stimulate consumer demand, experts said.

Chinese and EU teams have held intensive consultations this week, conducting discussions on China-EU economic and trade issues in preparations for the first meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation mechanism, the Global Times learned from a source familiar with the matter.

Investment in key energy projects and new business models is expected to grow steadily, with the total investment exceeding 20 trillion yuan ($2.94 trillion) during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), Wang Hongzhi, head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA), stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on Friday.

Japanese political leaders should listen and pay attention to voices from Japan's business community to improve bilateral relations and enhance cooperation with China seriously, confront the root causes of current issues, reflect on and correct past missteps, demonstrate sincerity in improving ties with China through concrete actions, and create the necessary conditions for normal exchanges between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Friday.

China has always respected Panama's sovereignty over the canal and opposes interference by external forces in canal affairs, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Panama said in a statement posted on the embassy's WeChat account on Friday.

More and more countries have come to realize that seizing the “China Opportunity 2.0” is an urgent priority, and that win-win cooperation is the long-term path forward. The high-quality products China exports are a contribution to the world, not a shock, Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Friday.

China and South Korea have in place well-developed dialogue mechanisms on fishing-related issues and maintain close communication over relevant issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Friday.

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), met with Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan in Beijing on Thursday. During the meeting, they jointly witnessed the Brazilian Ministry of Finance submit an application letter to the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors for the issuance of panda bonds, making Brazil as the first Latin American country to register for sovereign panda bond issuance. China welcomes the participation of both Brazilian government and corporate entities in the panda bond market, according to a statement on the PBOC's official WeChat account.

A total of 10 Japanese business chambers are attending the ongoing 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, demonstrating that they continue to attach great importance to the Chinese market, the Global Times learned from the organizer and several Japanese chamber representatives on Thursday.

When you enter the green agriculture zone of the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), ongoing in Beijing, you may smell the aroma of freshly made French fries. Yet many may not realize that behind those fries lies a quiet illustration of China's evolving industrial supply chains and the opportunities they are opening up for multinational companies.

A batch of more than 200 complete motorcycles manufactured by ZXMOTO departed from Shanghai by sea on Wednesday, bound for the European market, according to a statement from Chongqing Customs sent to the Global Times on Thursday.

The first electrified railway in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, marked the railway's fifth anniversary of operation on Thursday. It has transported 6.25 million passengers and more than 2 million tons of cargo since its launch, China State Railway Group said.

The EU has joined the US-led "Pax Silica" initiative, according to under-secretary of state for economic affairs and the initiative's architect Jacob Helberg in a Financial Times report on Wednesday. A Chinese expert warned that if Europe further deepens its dependence on the US technology system and adopts an exclusionary stance toward China in AI and semiconductors, it would further erode its industrial chain autonomy and strategic independence.

“Sorry, our supervisor is currently not at the booth. He is busy visiting different companies' exhibition stands to seek potential cooperation opportunities,” a staffer from a Portuguese law firm told the Global Times on Thursday at the ongoing 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing.

“The US government's decision to expand its so-called 'Chinese Military Companies List' has seriously undermined the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. China has no choice but to take countermeasures. The US entities concerned are all military-related enterprises,” Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said on Thursday.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that Chinese actions concerning Panama-flagged vessels fully comply with international conventions and do not target any specific country or flag state.

Asked by a media inquiry for comment regarding the latest progress in China-US trade consultations on tariffs, the next steps for communication, and developments regarding China's purchases of Boeing aircraft and US agricultural products, He Yadong, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said at a regular press conference on Thursday that in accordance with the consensus reached in China-US economic and trade consultations, both sides have agreed to establish a trade council. Under this framework, the two sides will discuss issues such as reciprocal tariff reductions and related cooperation, and the economic and trade teams will carry out further consultations.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made erroneous remarks on the Taiwan question, which seriously undermines the political foundation of China-Japan relations and exerts a severe negative impact on China-Japan economic and trade cooperation, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said on Thursday, when asked about China's attitude toward Japanese business community's visits and exchanges in China and about China's expectations for Japanese firms.

The 2026 Summer Davos forum drew to a close on Thursday in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, highlighting that innovation matters more than ever in an age of accelerating technological change and rising uncertainty, with China playing a pivotal role.

New Zealand is seeing a sharp rebound in Chinese tourists after launching a visa-waiver trial policy for visitors from China and the Pacific who arrive from Australia.

China's installed power generation capacity topped 4 billion kilowatts at the end of May, the first country to reach this milestone in the world, with non-fossil green energy accounting for more than 60 percent of the total, official data showed on Thursday.

US AI company Anthropic accused Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba of illicitly extracting its Claude AI model capabilities in what it described as the largest known "distillation" attack on the company, Reuters reported on Thursday.

China has announced the commissioning of the world's largest high-capacity production facility for high-purity boron-10 isotope, with the highest enrichment level reaching 99.7 percent, according to a release event held on Monday in Dongying, East China's Shandong Province, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Thursday.

ByteDance's Doubao on Wednesday launched a professional subscription tier based on its latest Doubao 2.1 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models, introducing paid plans that offer AI agent capabilities and higher usage limits.

In Yiwu, which is long regarded as a bellwether of China's foreign trade, an e-commerce expo is being held from Tuesday to Thursday. According to Yiwu Fabu, exhibitors span a wide range of markets, including the US, Russia, South Korea and Southeast Asia. The breadth of participation underscores the continued appeal of China's cross-border e-commerce sector, where evolving consumer preferences are gradually steering online platforms into a more visible channel for import growth.

A senior Dutch minister on Tuesday expressed concerns over US legislation tightening export controls on China, while simultaneously signing a declaration in Washington to formalize the Netherlands' membership in the US-led "Pax Silica" artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain initiative.

Supported by the zero-tariff treatment, African exhibitors have actively participated in the expo this year, exploring cooperation of supply chains and seizing the opportunity to expand their exports to the Chinese market.

The 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) opened in Beijing on Monday. As the world's first national-level expo dedicated exclusively to supply chains, it has been successfully held for three consecutive years, with growing value and increasingly tangible outcomes.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Wednesday announced measures to further improve the handling of reports on violations of export controls on dual-use strategic minerals, in an effort to crack down on illegal and irregular actions.

A 36-year-old woman in China who developed left-side flaccid paralysis after meningioma surgery has regained the ability to walk independently and climb stairs without assistance after less than one month of rehabilitation using a Wuhan-developed non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) system, local media outlets reported.

A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan region for rejecting applications from tourism operators in Shanghai and Fujian to conduct inspection tours within Taiwan region.

Morgan Stanley has sharply raised its outlook for China's humanoid robotics market, citing the industry's shift from demonstration to commercial deployment that has proved faster than expected, CNBC reported on Wednesday.

A senior Dutch minister on Tuesday expressed concerns over US legislation tightening export controls on China, while simultaneously signing a declaration in Washington to formalize the Netherlands' membership in the US-led "Pax Silica" AI supply chain initiative. Chinese analysts say the move reflects the Netherlands' delicate balancing act - managing mounting US pressures for alignment while seeking to preserve its access to the Chinese market and autonomy over high-tech export decisions.

The US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly told executives at a closed-door ‌meeting Monday that his department is studying so-called "Chinese state-subsidized" robotics imports and signaled the administration could take action once the review is complete, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.

China has conducted port state control inspections on incoming vessels in accordance with Chinese laws and international conventions, which do not target any specific country or flag and are fully legitimate, Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng said on Tuesday at the Dialogue with Permanent Observers of the Organization of American States (OAS) held in Panama.

Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy. The decision to place Alibaba on the 1260H list is arbitrary and capricious, and we are filing a lawsuit against the Department of War to demand removal from the list, Alibaba spokesperson told the Global Times on Wednesday.

China's fully domestically developed "LineShine" supercomputer ranked first on the global TOP500 list with a sustained double-precision performance of 2.19EFlops (10¹⁸ floating-point operations per second), according to the ISC 2026 conference held in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday. The ranking marks China's return to the top of global supercomputing after nine years, China Media Group (CMG) reported.