India has recently approved Semicon 2.0 for the development of the country's semiconductor design and manufacturing ecosystem, with a total budget outlay of 1.28 trillion rupees ($13.3 billion). The move comes as the global chip industry undergoes a broad restructuring, with economies placing greater emphasis on this strategically important sector amid intensifying competition. In this context, the Semicon 2.0 could be viewed as a step in India's efforts to move into technology-intensive manufacturing and establish a semiconductor industry capable of producing chips at scale under the made-in-India label.

The question the world should be asking is not how many barrels of oil China will import, but when the global energy channel crisis will be resolved. Global energy stability requires a clear-eyed confrontation with the supply-side disruptions at their source – and the political will to fix them.

Europe's deindustrialization has intensified anxiety across the continent. However, Europe's manufacturing challenges are driven by a range of factors, making it untenable to shift the blame to "Chinese subsidies." China and Europe share tangible common interests and strong structural complementarity. The real solution to easing Europe's manufacturing anxiety lies not only in domestic reforms, but also in finding a new position and partnerships within the global division of labor.

With global trade protectionism on the rise and supply chain security frequently politicized, Chinese-made air conditioners traveling to Europe via the China-Europe Railway Express reveal the true essence of China-EU economic and trade ties.

Indonesia reiterated its commitment to actively strengthen air connectivity between ASEAN countries and China to expand regional market access and enhance its aviation industry. "Indonesia is committed to playing an active role in promoting aviation services integration between ASEAN and China to support economic growth, tourism development, and the regional aviation industry," Indonesia's Director General of Air Transport Lukman F. Laisa said, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Monday.

Viewed beyond the perspective of automotive market competition and from the broader picture of China-South Korea economic and trade relations, any protectionist mindset runs counter to the general trend of mutually beneficial win-win cooperation.

Australian media outlets have taken note of the growing enthusiasm among Australian travelers for visiting China. This wave of people-to-people exchanges illustrates the renewed momentum of economic cooperation. It is a positive trend that deserves to be recognized and valued by Australia.

Reports that Washington is pressing SK Hynix and Samsung to expand memory chip production in the US have raised concerns in South Korea. As semiconductor competition intensifies, maintaining diverse export markets and the freedom to commercialize advanced chips will become increasingly important for the resilience of South Korea's chip industry.

Since Europe's energy transition hinges on stable and cost-effective supplies, China's high-quality green manufacturing will be greatly helpful for Europe. Any trade barrier will only reduce Europe's room for international cooperation.

Even amid high-profile US-South Korea industrial cooperation, the underlying logic of global shipbuilding competition has not been fundamentally reshaped by geopolitical agendas as many expected before.

India's power sector is facing a period of rapidly rising demand, with Reuters reporting that Power ​Minister Manohar Lal warned the country may need to prepare for peak power demand of about 300 gigawatts next year. The challenge for New Delhi is not only how to add capacity, but how to do so efficiently and at a reasonable cost. The minister reportedly called for faster adoption of local equipment ​used in clean-energy projects. But in a sector where the pace of expansion and affordability of electricity are both closely tied to economic growth, an excessive focus on localization could make the transition more difficult than necessary.

As the EU debates its auto industry's future, some politicians have hyped the so-called “China threat” rhetoric to justify protectionism. Yet rising EV sales show the need to prioritize consumers over protectionism.

At a recent press conference, an official from China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) cited a figure that illustrates the scale of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in China: the penetration rate of AI in the country's key industries has exceeded 80 percent, according to CCTV News. Behind the statistic is a broader trend - AI is increasingly being embedded in industrial and business processes, with widespread adoption already established across many sectors in China.

China and South Korea's efforts to enhance their currencies' global roles reflect the broader diversification of the global monetary system. Strong economic and trade ties provide a foundation for deeper financial cooperation between the two countries.

The World Bank's latest China Economic Update, released on Tuesday, contains a phrase that captures an emerging trend in China's economy: "tech-related imports." The term points to the interaction between technological development and import demand. According to the report, the expansion in tech-related imports reflects accelerating AI-related capital expenditure and demand for components that feed into tech-intensive export production.

What China's EVs bring to global markets is not only more consumer choice, but also a cost-efficient path for auto green transition. Chinese EVs will continue to expand, with a tech-driven, cooperation-focused approach unlocking new global industrial momentum.

South Korea is accelerating AI adoption in services, while China is rapidly scaling AI across e-commerce, payments, and digital platforms. With strong complementarity in market scale, technology, and applications, deeper digital trade and services cooperation could unlock new growth drivers for bilateral economic ties and regional digital economy integration.

As China-India relations show signs of recovery and improvement, India could consider ramping up efforts to attract Chinese investment. At a minimum, Chinese investors should be given a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory investment environment.

The continued advancement of the feasibility study reflects that there is significant untapped potential in services trade. This trade cooperation reflects the complementary nature of the two economies, and the broad opportunities in both markets could unlock to boost mutually beneficial economic growth.

On Thursday, a statistic circulating on Chinese news platform Toutiao drew attention and discussion online: Chinese households now own an average of 1.5 air conditioners each. The figure comes from a report released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in September 2025, which showed that in 2024 there were 150.6 air conditioners per 100 households, up 28 percent from 2020.

To expand exports to China, an official from Vietnam's ministry of agriculture and environment said the country's agricultural sector must shift from output-driven growth to a new model focused on quality, value addition and low-carbon development, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. In 2025, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to China reached about $5.5 billion.

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.

China has evolved from the “world's factory” to an “innovation powerhouse.” This shift has generated an “innovation dividend” with positive spillovers for the global economy, and is increasingly a source of momentum.

Japan's white paper recognizes the deep, extensive economic and trade ties between China and emerging markets, yet attempts to override market-driven choices with geopolitical rhetoric, a contradiction that cannot help with Japan's export competitiveness.

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.

South Korea on Monday set out an industrial strategy centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI).

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.

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.

On a question that has drawn rising attention from global affairs observers - why global businesses cannot write off the Chinese economy - Joe Ngai, McKinsey's Greater China chair, offered an observation in an earlier interview with Fortune: "the next China is still China." In a more recent interview with CNBC, Ngai went further, describing China as the "factory for factories," where international companies are not only coming to sell to the market, but also to learn from it.

As extreme heat waves become increasingly normal in Europe, the continent's energy system is being tested. There's a growing urgency to accelerate the restructuring of Europe's energy mix. If Europe sets aside protectionism, it can significantly reduce the economic costs of its energy transition.

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.

Whether or not India and the US seal an interim trade pact, the real test for India lies in balancing domestic industrial interests with external trade demands. India needs more diversified leeway in the global trade landscape. That is increasingly where Asia's industrial chain comes into play.

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.

Views of European politicians and media outlets toward Chinese investment have long been complex and multifaceted. Influenced by geopolitical anxieties and concerns over industrial security, many biased opinions have emerged in the European market. Yet the industrial complementarity between China and Europe rests on solid economic foundations.

China's education system is increasingly integrating AI, from primary schools to universities, helping to broaden and deepen the country's AI talent base. This evolving “engineer dividend” may create opportunities for both domestic and foreign companies as China's human capital becomes more closely tied to global innovation networks.

A cylindrical battery plant operated by a South Korean company in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, has returned to full-capacity operations, according to the Yonhap News Agency, which some analysts take as a sign that expectations for industry growth are firming. The episode sits within broader dynamics linking regional supply chains and the Chinese market, and provides a useful entry point for looking at how foreign manufacturers adjust to changes in demand amid China's industrial development.

Amid profound shifts in the global energy landscape, the question of whether BRICS members can deepen collaboration to drive the global green transition carries profound significance – not only for their own sustainable growth but also for the broader Global South.

According to the China Chamber of Commerce for Motorcycle, China's motorcycle exports to Europe reached about $1.68 billion last year, up 38.72 percent year-on-year. This is a microcosm of the growing global recognition of “Made in China” as a technologically competitive force.

The recent Dragon Boat Festival holidays brought into view an increasingly familiar practical question: when pet-owning households travel during holidays, who takes care of their pets? According to a report by CCTV.com, one response that has begun to emerge in China is to bring pets along on flights, as air travel with pets gradually becomes an additional option for households with domestic animals.

This week's G7 summit and the upcoming European Council meeting come amid growing discussions in Europe over economic security, supply-chain resilience and global economic challenges, with China-related trade issues also drawing increasing attention in European policy debates. Against this backdrop, former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho, chairman of the board at the China Office of Finnish Industries, spoke with the Global Times reporter Ma Tong in a video interview about China-EU economic and trade relations. Aho called on both sides to keep dialogue going and focus on real win-win areas where cooperation remains possible and necessary.

The China International Supply Chain Expo has evolved into a key platform for industrial cooperation and a barometer of global supply chain trends. Amid global economic uncertainty and ongoing supply-chain restructuring, China's advantages are becoming more evident. Backed by strong industrial capacity, logistics networks, and innovation, its supply-chain connectivity provides a source of stability for global growth and underscores the value of cooperation in building resilience.

Western media outlets have been hyping the EU's trade deficit with China, peddling the narrative that the bloc is on the “losing side” in cooperation with China. Yet, such rhetoric rests on an incomplete and irresponsible reading of the bilateral economic relationship.

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more widely used, demand for related skills training in China is rising. In Shanghai, for example, a non-degree institution specializing in adult education and lifelong learning has reportedly expanded its course offerings in this area. Not only does this development reflect the growing relevance of AI in skills training, but it also points to the broader evolution of China's services market.

The improving performance of South Korean fashion companies in China contrasts with Western media narratives of “weak consumption.” This divide in view reflects a fundamental gap in perception and mindset.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds, a commercial story is emerging across vast distances in Yiwu, China's small-commodities hub. Within just a few days, a stress-relief toy football attracted more than 300,000 orders, according to a report by China Central TV. It is only one instance in a steady flow of fast-selling products coming out of the city.

China's energy supply and demand draw widespread market attention. Thanks to progress in traditional energy security and new-energy expansion, it has weathered global market volatility. More notably, its resilient energy system also supports the regional economy.

The advantages of China's vast domestic market are generating new dividends through structural upgrading. Consumption is still undergoing a deep transformation, and significant potential remains to be unlocked. As businesses continue to adapt to changing consumer preferences, China's domestic market is expected to remain a key source of economic resilience.

At its core, foreign trade is the cross-border circulation of products. As global industrial and supply chains undergo profound restructuring, expansion into international market has become an inevitable trend for Chinese enterprises. To achieve high-quality economic globalization, several priorities deserve attention.

For many years, foreign trade has been a major engine of China's economic growth. China's total goods trade reached 20.68 trillion yuan ($2.9 trillion) in the first five months of 2026, up 15.3 percent year-on-year, according to the General Administration of Customs.

China-Europe cooperation in vehicle industrial chains represents an opportunity. However, such cooperation must be grounded in commercial rules. Neither side should use protectionist measures to force the other side's business decisions.

Data is often described as the fuel of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI applications continue to expand, demand for high-quality datasets has risen alongside them, drawing attention to a relatively new occupation: the data annotator. The rise of this profession offers a concrete, ground-level perspective on one of the most closely watched questions surrounding AI: its implications for employment.

The 10th China-South Asia Exposition is set to be held from June 11 to 16 in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. With 13 themed pavilions covering services trade, green energy, cultural tourism, intelligent manufacturing, modern agriculture, and other key sectors, the event stands as one of the largest comprehensive trade fairs for South Asia.

China's annual "618" shopping festival season has kicked off, with spending on children emerging as a notable driver of online sales. Against the backdrop of broader consumption upgrades, demand for child-focused products continues to show vitality, offering international businesses a window into evolving household spending patterns.

According to a recent report by the National Data Administration, cited by the Xinhua News Agency, more than 400 million people in China use artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain information and answers. The figure highlights both the scale of AI adoption in China and the speed at which a consumer market for the technology is emerging. Behind this number lies a question that often gets less attention than advances in models and computing power: how to build demand for AI at scale. In the digital economy, the ability to turn technological innovation into sustained consumer demand may prove as important as innovation itself.

Framing Chinese exports as a threat contradicts both the economic facts and the real interests of companies and consumers worldwide. In today's deeply interconnected global economy, recognizing the positive value of China's exports and upholding an open, cooperative trade environment is the rational choice that serves everyone's interests.

While it is not uncommon to see EU politicians hype the so-called “economic threat” from China, such rhetoric does not mask Europe's genuine need for cooperation with China.

While some Western commentators continue to view China's photovoltaic (PV) industry through a biased lens of "overcapacity," a more grounded perspective can be found in Dawushan Village, a small settlement tucked into the mountains of East China's Zhejiang Province. According to a report published by the People's Daily on Monday, reaching the village requires a long walk along steep mountain paths. Yet the village now has reliable electricity to meet daily needs.

One month has passed since the issuance of a May 8 order by India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, which linked compressor imports in the current fiscal year to a percentage of volumes imported in fiscal 2025.

The US has used national security as a tool, arbitrarily branding purely commercial procurement and cross-border infrastructure cooperation as geopolitical risks. The practice casts a shadow over global digital infrastructure cooperation and will backfire on the US.

Claims of “weak demand” miss the realities of China's consumer market. For businesses seeking new growth opportunities, technology may offer a useful lens through which to understand the next phase of consumption growth in China.

A combined sea-rail freight train departed from the Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port on Tuesday, taking the port's cumulative container throughput past 200,000 standard containers, according to the People's Daily.

The World Economic Forum on Tuesday announced on its official website the third cohort of its MINDS program, recognizing organizations using artificial intelligence (AI) and frontier technology to tackle complex global challenges, with more than half of the selected pioneers from China.

The high performance and cost-effectiveness of 3D printers made in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, mean that they are gaining global popularity and capturing nearly 90 percent of the world's consumer-grade 3D printer market, CCTV News reported on Tuesday.

In-depth cooperation along the industry chain carries profound practical significance for the high-quality development of both the Chinese and South Korean shipbuilding industries.

South Korea's latest export figures reflect the mutually beneficial industrial cooperation between China and South Korea. They send a clear message to the world that China's market potential continues to grow, and economies that deepen practical cooperation with China are reaping tangible economic rewards.

Six milliseconds to traverse 1,900 kilometers. That is how quickly electricity generated from clean-energy resources in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region can reach households in Central China's Hubei Province via ultra-high-voltage direct-current transmission, according to the Science and Technology Daily.

China's outbound investment is creating opportunities through deeper global industrial linkages. Protecting legitimate investor interests would support economic efficiency and global growth.

As the summer peak approaches, demand for cooling-related consumption is strengthening across China, driving the rapid expansion of the so-called summer economy. Emerging trends in the summer spending boom reflect broader shifts in China's ongoing consumption upgrading and its digital and green transition.

The yuan's recent performance has drawn market attention for its upward momentum. As external shocks stoke volatility across Asian financial markets, the yuan's appreciation holds far-reaching implications for regional financial cooperation.

For decades, foreign carmakers brought technology and branding while local partners in China provided factories and a market, but that relationship is changing, the BBC wrote in a recent report on China's automobile industry. The article reflects one strand of Western media thinking on China's electric vehicle (EV) sector. While some of its interpretations may not fully capture the complexity of the market, the broader shift it identifies deserves attention.

China's wind power supply chain is an opportunity for Europe to lower its transition costs. Defining partners as threats will ultimately harm Europe's own industrial competitiveness.

A report released by the China Software Testing Center (CSTC), cited by CCTV News on Tuesday, pointed to two developments worth noting. One is that China's eldercare robotics market is expected to surpass 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in 2026. The other is that the sector is moving from technical validation toward wider commercial application. Taken together, those assessments reflect views within the industry about the direction of development.

Despite China's globally recognized investments and achievements in renewable energy development, skepticism about its climate actions remains a recurring topic of Western public opinion. This has less to do with genuine concern for climate governance than with the double standards applied by certain Western institutions.

At the Egypt section of the 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair, held in Shenzhen from May 21 to 25, hand-painted papyrus artworks - a traditional craft with origins along the Nile - attracted a steady stream of visitors, the Hubei Daily reported on Monday. Beyond the exhibition hall, the interest surrounding the display reflected a broader development in China's consumer economy: spending is no longer concentrated solely on daily necessities, but is also extending to products associated with culture, craftsmanship and personal experience. For overseas businesses and cultural producers alike, this is creating additional room for engagement with the Chinese market beyond traditional consumer trade.

As artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies rapidly weave themselves into daily life, China's embodied AI market is projected to reach 400 billion yuan ($58.96 billion) by 2030, potentially surpassing 1 trillion yuan by 2035, while creating more than 1 million jobs, CCTV News reported on Monday.

Some international commentaries on China's electric-vehicle (EV) industry tend to focus on exports, pricing and China's manufacturing scale. But another set of numbers tells a different story. The People's Daily reported on Sunday that the number of EV charging facilities in China had reached 21.955 million at the end of April.

Chinese companies are purchasing a growing number of overseas consumer brands, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. There were $2.4 billion of consumption goods deals seen in the first quarter of this year, almost all in Europe and North America. Last year's total of $6.8 billion investment was the highest since 2018, data from consultancy Rhodium Group showed.

Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has reportedly launched an ASEAN-focused international pilot program in the data sector, becoming one of the first Chinese cities to take such a step. Part of Guangxi's steady efforts to develop its digital economy, the move underscores the growing potential for China-ASEAN cooperation in the sector and provides a tangible context for companies from the region and beyond to assess opportunities arising from China's evolving digital economy.

Some in the West appear to believe that a breakthrough on pricing could facilitate investment in critical minerals supply chains. But the real problem with Western rare earths is not a lack of pricing rules; it is the lack of a commercially viable industrial foundation for critical minerals.

The so-called China shock rhetoric is essentially a carefully packaged projection of anxiety. It ignores the positive value of China's supply chains in the global economic cycle. In essence, it serves to pave the road for trade protectionism and stands against the very trend of economic globalization.

A selection of more than 300 imported products, from Russian peony shrimp and Sri Lankan black tea to Bulgarian rose skin care products, reportedly converged in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, as part of China's "Big Market for All: Export to China" series.

There is no shortcut to improving industrial competitiveness. If the EU continues to indulge in creating a comfortable internal environment through trade protection, its industry woes will only spread faster on the hotbed of protectionism.

China's economy is showing resilience and dynamism, driven by high-tech industries, modern services, and evolving consumer trends. Emerging growth areas continue to create opportunities for investors willing to look beyond the unfounded pessimism promoted by some foreign media outlets.

For both domestic and international businesses, catering to this demographic - technologically capable, economically active, and increasingly engaged in digital consumption - provides a practical entry point into China's silver economy.

As India's industrialization accelerates, energy pressure will only intensify. This is why renewable energy has become an absolute necessity, and why it opens new opportunities for deeper China-India cooperation in the new-energy sector.

As the Chinese mainland's innovative pharmaceuticals industry starts to gain global recognition, Hong Kong is leveraging its distinctive edge to align with the national development strategy and build itself into a drug innovation hub in the world, playing an indispensable role in China's evolution from a major drug maker to a strong innovator in biopharmaceuticals.

Chinese-style livestream e-commerce is increasingly gaining traction in Latin American countries including Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. China's well-established e-commerce model and extensive experience in the sector are gaining rising recognition now, creating a new platform for digital economy cooperation between China and Latin American countries.

In Yiwu, long a bellwether for China's foreign trade, AI-powered translation devices, digital avatars, and other tools are quietly replacing old calculators and upgrading the market. The story is not just about exports – these technologies also hint at how overseas companies might better navigate China's market and connect with its consumers.

As the global auto industry undergoes a profound transition toward electrification and intelligence, the pragmatic signal of industrial cooperation with China from an official of the German state of Saxony, and the market rationality and practical urgency behind it, deserve consideration by the EU.

The restructuring of the global industrial chain has brought challenges and opportunities to all economies. Whether the EU can seize these opportunities hinges on one thing: its readiness to pursue meaningful reforms, instead of scapegoating China.

In a supermarket in Shenzhen's Bao'an district, neatly stacked boxes of South African apples, which went on sale roughly a week ago, have drawn the attention of local shoppers. These apples, reportedly the first shipment under China's zero-tariff policy for all 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China, illustrate the expanding scope of China's food imports.

The development of China's auto industry is not about taking others' share, but making the whole pie larger. Calling it a “shock” distorts facts and misreads future opportunities.

In a lychee orchard in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, workers move among the trees, picking the ripest fruit. What might seem an ordinary harvest is actually a window into a broader pattern: Hainan has entered the peak season for lychee sales, and export orders are steadily rising. Each fruit tells a quiet but telling story of the island's deepening integration with global supply chains under the Hainan Free Trade Port framework.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday. This marks the first face-to-face meeting between the two heads of state this year and their first meeting in Beijing in nine years, carrying special and significant meaning. The international community is paying close attention and has high expectations that this meeting will bring stability to a turbulent world and demonstrate the responsibility and strength of major powers in promoting peaceful development.

The active integration of numerous foreign partners into China's industrial chain stands as the strongest testament to the country's comprehensive strength, vast market potential, robust industrial ecosystem, and the immense opportunities it offers. It is wise for foreign firms to seize these chances.

As the excitement inside stadiums hosting matches of the Jiangsu Football City League, known as Suchao, reaches fever pitch, the night markets outside are equally packed with crowds, igniting a vibrant boom in the nighttime economy across cities. In Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, residents gather outdoors to watch matches on large screens while enjoying local foods. Local media outlet suxinwen.cn described a bustling scene at one barbecue stall, where the cook said that he had already grilled more than 2,000 skewers over the course of the evening, with orders keeping coming.

How to foster AI innovation while effectively managing ethical risks is a pressing global challenge. Facing the problem, China has moved forward with practical action to explore responsible AI innovation.

Chinese consumption is evolving, with new trends constantly emerging. Yiwu, a global hub for small commodities, provides a lens on the latest developments.

Anti-dumping complaints by Europe's chemical companies have reached an all-time high, with Brussels launching dozens of cases into Chinese imports over the past two years, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

In recent days, an increase of international buyers at Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen's well-known electronics area, has attracted media attention. On Wednesday, Shenzhen Fabu republished a media report describing the area as the part of the city most frequented by foreign buyers. While the description carries a local perspective, it points to a clear reality: International traders are drawn to China's artificial intelligence (AI) products.