China has built more than 7,000 advanced smart factories and become the world's largest intelligent manufacturing application base, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Thursday.

Chinese tech firms Alibaba Group and Baidu rejected suggestions that they could be added to the Pentagon's Section 1260H List, a so-called roster alleging certain companies "assist the Chinese military", after media reports said that US defense authorities had recommended including the companies, according to statements sent respectively from Alibaba and Baidu to the Global Times.

A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and open-source artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Hugging Face found that the total share of downloads of new Chinese-made open models rose to 17 percent in the past year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, saying that China has overtaken the US in the global market for open AI models, gaining a crucial edge over how the powerful technology is used around the world.

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) will organize a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit the US in early December at the invitation of the US Chamber of Commerce, a spokesperson of the CCPIT said on Thursday. A Chinese expert said that the move echoes the growing expectations for businesses to vote with their feet for closer and predictable economic and trade ties between the world's two largest economies and trading partners.

Chinese electric battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and multinational auto company Stellantis have officially begun construction of a large-scale lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery factory in Aragon, northeast Spain, marking one of the largest Chinese industrial investments in the country, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

By 2027, eldercare products, internet-connected smart vehicles, and consumer electronics will become 1 trillion yuan ($141.2 billion) consumption market in China, a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Thursday.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) vowed on Thursday to promote the healthy development of the embodied artificial intelligence (AI) industry by accelerating the formulation of industry standards and assessment systems, accelerating innovation, and building up relevant infrastructure.

When asked about recent talks between officials from Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry and China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on matters related to the Malaysia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, a MOFCOM spokesperson said on Thursday that China welcomes Malaysia's efforts to resolve differences with other countries through trade agreements. However, any such agreement should not undermine global trade or regional cooperation, nor should it harm China's interests, the spokesperson said.

The preparatory work for the Tanzania-Zambia (TAZARA) Railway revitalization project is moving forward as planned, the Chinese developer of the project told the Global Times on Thursday.

Chinese tech company Baidu rejected suggestions that it could be added to the Pentagon's Section 1260H List – a so-called roster alleging certain companies “assist the Chinese military” – calling the claim “entirely baseless” after media reports said that US defense authorities had recommended including the company, according to a statement Baidu sent to the Global Times on Thursday.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has pledged to take targeted measures in key sectors to improve business environment for foreign enterprises, such as further expanding market access for foreign investment in China.

Responding to a foreign media inquiry about when China and the US are expected to complete the signing of a formal trade agreement and whether any specific details about soybeans can be disclosed, He Yongqian, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said at a regular press conference on Thursday that the ministry has previously released information on the joint arrangements of the China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, introducing the main outcomes and consensus reached in the talks, including agricultural trade. He said China is willing to continue maintaining close communication with the US team to jointly ensure the implementation of the results of the economic and trade consultations.

Alibaba Group rejected suggestions that it could be added to the Pentagon's Section 1260H List — a so-called roster alleging certain companies "assist the Chinese military" — dismissing the claim as "no basis," after media reports said US defense authorities had recommended including the company, according to a statement Alibaba sent to the Global Times on Thursday.

Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Wednesday held a video conference with Katherina Reiche, Germany's economy and energy minister, during which they candidly exchanged views on the Nexperia issue, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday.

Researchers at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University have introduced an advanced neural method for detecting and matching key points on iris images. This is reported by the official website of Moscow State University.

Gross banks' assets increased by 2.2 percent from AED5,087.0 billion at the end of August 2025 to AED5,199.9 billion at the end of September 2025, according to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).

Swedish steel giant Alleima AB on Tuesday launched its phase-two cold-finishing plant in Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu Province, doubling its local production capacity and introducing high-end tubing products to shorten delivery times for Asian customers.

China's industrial enterprises posted steady profit growth in the first 10 months of 2025, with profits in high-tech manufacturing sector rising by 8.0 percent, underscoring the continued upgrade of traditional industries and the strengthening momentum of industrial transformation, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday.

The US government on Wednesday extended for almost a year a group of 178 tariff exclusions for Chinese industrial and medical products under the "Section 301" probe, including items used in solar panels manufacturing, after China and the US reached a trade and economic agreement in early November, the US Trade Representative Office said on Wednesday local time.

China is advancing a strategy to balance import and export growth, a move aligned with its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and poised to fuel high-quality development in the country while contributing to global economic stability.

Workers fill orders for jacquard fabrics destined for export at a textile company in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu Province on November 26, 2025. The city has actively promoted industrial transformation by implementing technology upgrades, enhancing market competitiveness, and maintaining strong momentum in high-quality development. Photo: VCG

Six Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), have vowed to cultivate three consumption sectors each worth 1 trillion yuan ($141.2 billion) and 10 consumption hotspots of 100 billion yuan each by 2027, according to an action plan shown on the MIIT's official website on Wednesday.

Foreign companies are ramping up investment in Chinese supply chains and research and development (R&D) facilities amid the nation's innovation boom, highlighted by the opening of German carmaker Volkswagen Group's first overseas full test center in China.

Editor's Note: After a decade of rapid growth, China's ice-and-snow industry has evolved from a once-seasonal tourism niche into a comprehensive, year-round ecosystem that now spans resort vacations, equipment manufacturing, sports training, event management, and cultural experiences. In 2025, the scale of China's ice-and-snow economy is poised to surpass the trillion-yuan threshold. These graphics illustrate how Chinese localities turned “cold resources” into a “hot industry” through continuous efforts and policy support.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held a meeting via video link with the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic for in-depth exchanges on issues including the Nexperia case and other trade and investment matters on Wednesday, according to a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).

In Chongyang village, East China's Zhejiang Province, an experiment in e-commerce has become a revealing lens on a much larger transformation. According to the Xinhua Daily Telegraph, more than 50 villagers have supplemented their incomes by selling agricultural products through livestreaming; smartphones, the report notes, have effectively become a new kind of farm tool.

The supplier's country of origin or geographical origin does not constitute an exclusion criterion, a Tesla executive said in a social media post on Wednesday, which came after a Wall Street Journal report claimed that the US electric carmaker now requires its suppliers to avoid using China-made components in its US-built cars.

With a trial high-speed train departing from Guangzhou Baiyun Station for Zhanjiang North Station, South China's Guangdong Province, the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway officially entered its testing phase on Wednesday. Once operational, the project will significantly enhance connectivity among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Hainan Free Trade Port, and the Beibu Gulf city cluster, CCTV News reported

China has seen a wave of concentrated issuances of artificial intelligence (AI)-themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) against the backdrop of the country's fast-advancing technology sector.

Chinese localities have strengthened their focus on cultivating strategic emerging industries in their recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, which analysts said will inject fresh vitality into nurturing new quality productive forces and help the country better navigate external uncertainties while maintaining its edge amid global competition.

Chinese companies in the autonomous taxi sector are accelerating their push overseas on the back of rising commercial maturity, as shown by a leading industry player's move into the Middle East market on Wednesday.

When asked by a Japanese reporter whether the Chinese Foreign Ministry can confirm media reports claiming that the Chinese government had instructed domestic airlines to reduce flights to Japan before March 2026, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that the reporter should ask competent authorities.

Responding to media inquiries over Kyrgyzstan's reported arrest of a Chinese CEO of a gold mining firm, which is accused of causing “large-scale” environmental damage and providing false information to authorities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday: “We have noted relevant reports, and the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is further verifying and learn about the specific situation.”

When asked to comment on the recently concluded 18th Europe-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair (Europe-China Fair) in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan, and China's view on economic and trade cooperation with the EU, Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Wednesday that China and Europe enjoy strong economic complementarity and deeply intertwined interests, and economic and trade cooperation serves as the ballast stone of the bilateral relationship.

China's small and medium-sized banks in rural areas have seen steady expansion in scale, with their overall growth becoming more stable and sound, according to a report recently released by the China Banking Association.

The first China (Zhejiang) Cross-Border E-Commerce Import and Export Fair is being held from Tuesday to Thursday at the Yiwu International Expo Center. The fair brings together more than 1,000 domestic and international e-commerce platforms, service providers, and source factories from more than 20 countries and regions, according to a release from Yiwu Fabu, the city's official WeChat account, on Monday.

China and European countries have ramped up economic and trade exchanges lately. Chinese vice minister of commerce and deputy China international trade representative Ling Ji on Tuesday met with Timo Jaatinen, Finnish Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The two sides exchanged views on China-Finland and China-EU economic and trade relations, according to a release on the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) website on Tuesday.

The People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, on Tuesday conducted a 1-trillion-yuan ($141.15 billion dollars), one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation, in a bid to maintain ample liquidity in the country's banking system.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has published an updated list of advanced mining technologies, with a significant rise in newly added technologies, according to a notice on Tuesday.

China's civil aviation sector maintained strong growth momentum in October, achieving a total transport turnover of 14.6 billion ton-kilometers, with both passenger and cargo transport showing double-digit growth, CCTV News reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Siyi Village in Panjiawan Town of Jiayu County, Xianning, Central China's Hubei Province, on November 5, 2024, according to the Xinhua News Agency. A year later, reporters visited Siyi Village to depict how the ripples stirred up by that historic day spread across this land.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday a two-month extension of its ongoing safeguard investigation into beef imports, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website.

Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC), met with US Ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a press release on the website of the IDCPC.

China's homegrown AS700 passenger airship "Xiangyun" has secured an 18-unit purchase contract from Zhejiang Airspace Integration Low-altitude Industry Development Co, the airship's developer told the Global Times on Tuesday, marking a new milestone in the commercialization of China's manned airships and the development of the low-altitude economy.

A Chinese expert has urged on Tuesday the European Union (EU) to keep the door open to Chinese investment, following media reports that the bloc is tightening its foreign direct investment (FDI) rules to counter China.

Artificial joints fitted closely around Zhang's legs, tiny motors humming as they learned his strides. With each step, the sensors tracked his movements and the whole frame gently pushed him forward.

Dutch chip giant ASML offered to spy for US after breaking export ban to China in 2023, Dutch media reported, citing a recently published book. In a statement sent to the Global Times on Monday, ASML denied the claim and hinted at possible legal action.

China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) positioned itself on Monday as a gateway for Global South nations seeking access to the Chinese market, while pledging to share the country's new development opportunities, officials said.

As of 10 am on Monday, all flights on 12 routes from Chinese mainland cities to Japan planned for the coming week have been canceled, according to data from civil aviation industry information provider Flight Master.

China has witnessed an intensive period of treasury bond issuance in recent weeks, which has underscored the government's efforts to ramp up fiscal support for the economy, Chinese analysts said on Monday.

The General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a notice on Monday regarding measures for using metrology to promote the growth of the private economy, underscoring another effort by government departments to support development of private enterprises.

North China's Hebei Province will conduct forward-looking research on maglev trains and other future transportation modes between Beijing and Xiong'an in the next five years, according to the recommendations of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China on formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) for Hebei Province's economic and social development posted on the website of the Shijiazhuang government on Monday.

New- and high-tech sectors continued to drive China's industrial recovery in October, with strong year‑on‑year gains across high-end manufacturing and digital economy, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Monday.

China's ongoing consumption upgrade and economic transformation are now providing the world economy with fresh momentum amid disruptions from protectionism. This new wave of demand is allowing more regions and more sectors worldwide to benefit – extending even to niche areas such as South Korea's dried seaweed exports.

China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) gives me the overall impression that it could unlock the unlimited potential of the economy, as it defines, based on the unparalleled scientific and technological success China has achieved over the past several years, a powerful perspective for the future.

At the shore of Dianshan Lake in Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu Province, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft took off from a floating mobile platform and ascended to about 100 meters in air within seconds of the commander's order.

Due to the low volume of planned flights, 12 routes from Chinese mainland cities to Japan have already canceled all flights for the upcoming week as of 10 am on Monday, according to data from industry information provider Flight Master on Monday. Among the top 20 routes by scheduled flight volume, the routes with the highest cancellation rates include Tianjin Binhai–Kansai International, Nanjing Lukou–Kansai International and Guangzhou Baiyun–Kansai International.

China's first project achieving 100-percent conversion of coke oven gas to clean energy has come online in Lingyuan, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, opening up a new pathway for green development in the steel industry, China Media Group learned from China International Marine Containers (CMIC) on Monday.

As the overseas retail battlefield shifted to Black Friday – the peak season of year-end promotions traditionally kicking off after Thanksgiving, industry insiders told the Global Times that shipments of China-made e-commerce goods to the US have increased from a year earlier, underscoring the resilience and vitality of trade between the world's two largest economies.

The head of China's state-asset watchdog has urged three centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to take the relocation of their headquarters to the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei Province as a new starting point and move faster to build world-class enterprises.

Affected by the geopolitical situation, global investors are reassessing the risks in their asset portfolios and adjusting their investment strategies to diversify risks, with Hong Kong having become a safe haven for capital, Paul Chan Mo-po, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said in a blog post on Sunday.

China has launched its first high-capacity all-solid-state battery production line, marking a major milestone in the commercialization of this pivotal technology – one that boosts the driving range of electric vehicles and enhances their safety performance.

As China's satellite Internet of things (IoT) service moves into commercial trial operation, its launch is expected to lay a solid foundation for the construction of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based industrial infrastructure capable of interaction and automated decision-making, a Chinese telecommunication company told the Global Times on Sunday.

Cities in China are stepping up efforts to ensure energy supplies for heating as cold waves spread across many regions, especially in the north.

Is a complete industrial chain the key advantage supporting Shenzhen's robust capability to cultivate unicorn companies at scale? Data from Shenzhen Fabu, the city's official WeChat account, provides evidence.

Following a client-requested cancellation of its stop at Japan's Miyakojima Island, the Chinese cruise ship Adora Mediterranea has rerouted its December 21 voyage from Japan to Vietnam, a staff member of the cruise operator's customer service told the Global Times on Sunday.

At the Tieshan Port Public Wharf in Beihai, a key transportation hub in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the scene resembles a vast shelf displaying goods from around the world.

The No.2 Unit of Zhangzhou nuclear power plant, located at the world's largest Hualong-1 base in East China's Fujian Province, was successfully connected to the State Grid for the first time on Saturday, marking a major step forward in the mass deployment of the Hualong One reactor series, according to a statement from China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) sent to the Global Times.

IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) Berlin, one of the world's largest consumer tech event, unveiled key elements of its 2026 strategy in Beijing on Friday, underscoring the growing importance of Chinese partners in shaping global technology trends. 


As the world's largest home and consumer electronics show, IFA emphasized that China remains one of its most important partners, both for the scale of its manufacturing ecosystem and for its accelerating technological breakthroughs Leif Lindner, CEO of IFA Management GmbH said.

With Google unveiling Gemini 3 and Alibaba launching its new Qwen and Lingguang apps, the global race in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation seems to be intensifying. High-tech enterprises in China and the US are stepping up their investment as AI iteration cycle quickens to reach unprecedented speed, accelerating an important contest over the future of AI leadership, analysts said.

To catalyze sustainable development of the project after its revitalization, the governments of China, Tanzania and Zambia agreed to jointly build the TAZARA Railway prosperity belt, advance the comprehensive development of regions along the railway in a systematic manner, and unleash the potential of regional development in Tanzania and Zambia, Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Friday.

Multiple Chinese government agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the National Financial Regulatory Administration, have recently held a series of high-level meetings, roundtables, and one-on-one talks with global companies. Experts say these interactions send a clear message that China remains committed to wider opening-up, a better business environment, and inviting foreign investors to share its growth opportunities.

The mutual dependency between China and Europe is "not a recipe for disaster" but rather the basis for success, Eberhard Sandschneider, a well-known international relations expert and former director of the Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations, told the Global Times in an interview during the China-Europe Youth Dialogue held in Beijing on Monday.

China and Spain have deepened cooperation in sectors including clean energy and electric vehicles in recent years, and win-win cooperation between the two countries serves as an example for other European countries, Pablo Iglesias Turrion, Spain's former deputy prime minister, told the Global Times in an interview.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday voiced China's willingness to promote the early implementation of China's zero-tariff treatment for South Africa and strengthen the alignment of development strategies.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has argued that access to the Chinese market is essential for US competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI), noting that US export restrictions have brought Nvidia's chip sales to China to a standstill, with zero sales expected for the next two quarters, US media outlet Fox Business reported on Thursday local time.

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC), China's central bank, met with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, exchanging views on bilateral financial cooperation, according to a press release on the PBC's website on Friday.

Mercedes-Benz CEO claimed on Thursday that the company is "not naive" in China and is battling to maintain its market share amid intense competition from local brands, Reuters reported. Also on Thursday, another senior official of the company said in his speech during a tech-related activity the firm held in Guangzhou that teams in China are working shoulder-to-shoulder, pushing forward at an unprecedented China speed. He also noted that in China, collaboration has empowered the company to lead the development of intelligent technologies, propelling it into the top tier of the intelligent mobility field, according to a statement the company shared with the Global Times on Friday.

This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2025 shows a scene of a military parade marking Oman's National Day in Muscat, Oman.

China's top scientific and engineering institutions announced the results of their 2025 academician elections on Friday, recognizing 144 outstanding experts for their groundbreaking contributions to science and engineering, with expertise in areas including semiconductors, metamaterials, and advanced electronic manufacturing, according to announcements by the institutions on Friday.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday met with US Ambassador to China David Perdue and the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on China-US economic and trade relations, according to a release published on the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) website.

Chinese tech company AgiBot's robot on Thursday completed a 100-kilometer cross-province walking challenge, earning official recognition from Guinness World Records.

China has built more than 5,100 green mines at the provincial level and above, with remarkable progress in the conservation and efficient utilization of mineral resources, environmental restoration, energy conservation, and emissions reduction, China Media Group learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources on Thursday.

Dutch chip maker Nexperia's Chinese parent company Wingtech Technology on Thursday said that the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs took the first step in properly handling the issue by suspending the administrative order, and urged the Dutch side to face up to the essence of the Nexperia issue and to swiftly and fully correct its mistake, stressing that it should ensure that the status of Nexperia returns to that before September 29.

Several Chinese companies pledged at a forum in Beijing on Wednesday to actively align with the newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) recommendations, committing to advance digital trade, quantum technology, and tech service investments, while emphasizing that China's innovation-driven development path will foster international technological and trade cooperation, injecting new momentum into global win-win development.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held a video meeting with UK business minister Peter Kyle on Thursday at the latter's request, during which they conducted in-depth exchanges on the Nexperia issue, according to a statement on the Ministry of Commerce website.

Japan cannot expect to hurt China's feelings on the one hand while seeking benefits on the other, and this is not the right way to engage with China, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday, in response to a question on whether the ministry can confirm media reports claiming China has notified Japan that it would suspend imports of aquatic products from Japan.

In the first 10 months of this year, cargo volumes handled via the China-Laos Railway reached a record high of 4.506 million tons, up 12.8 percent year-on-year, China Media Group (CMG) reported on Thursday, underscoring the line's strong transport capacity and broad development prospects.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held a video meeting with UK business minister Peter Kyle on Thursday at the latter's request, during which they conducted in-depth exchanges on the Nexperia issue, according to a statement on the Ministry of Commerce website.

The central theme of economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) is to promote high-quality development. Achieving this requires accelerating high-level technological self-reliance and actively fostering new quality productive forces.

The Chinese side welcomes the Dutch government's move to suspend its administrative order regarding semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, but it still falls short of completely resolving the issue, He Yongqian, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday, urging the Dutch side to show sincerity and take concrete action to push for early resolution of the Nexperia issue.

Asked whether the Chinese Ministry of Commerce can confirm media reports that the Chinese government has notified Japan that it would suspend imports of aquatic products from Japan, He Yongqian, a spokesperson for the ministry, said on Thursday that there was no information to provide regarding this issue at the moment.

Asked to provide details about relevant consultations and specific reasons hindering progress, as some media reports claimed that China and the US are still negotiating over the key details on rare earths “general licenses,” and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that a rare earths deal between China and the US will “hopefully” be done by Thanksgiving, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yongqian said on Thursday that currently, the Chinese side is strictly following the consensus reached during China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is steadily implementing the relevant work.

"If Japan insists on going its own way and continues to go further down the wrong path, China will resolutely take necessary measures, and Japan will bear all the consequences," He Yongqian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday at a regular press conference, when asked to comment on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks concerning the island of Taiwan, which have already seriously and negatively affected China-Japan economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, and on whether China is considering taking economic countermeasures against relevant Japanese individuals or entities in accordance with China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and other relevant laws and regulations.

In responding to question that regarding Japan's aquatic exports to China, Japanese media reported that the Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary claimed at a press conference on Thursday morning that both sides are currently making technical adjustments, and asked whether China would consider immediately resuming imports of Japanese aquatic products should Japan prepare and provide the necessary technical materials, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that regarding the import of Japanese aquatic products, relevant Chinese departments will conduct scientific assessments and rigorous reviews in accordance with laws and regulations to ensure that the relevant aquatic products meet Chinese standards.

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese robotic lawn mowers, a move that a Chinese trade expert said was driven by protectionist motives rooted in stereotypes and prejudice rather than factual evidence. The expert warned that it would distort fair market competition and ultimately harm EU consumers.

The number of charging piles for electric vehicles (EVs) in China reached over 18.64 million as of the end of October this year, marking an increase of 54 percent from a year ago, official data showed on Wednesday.

France's Renault Group said on Tuesday that it will produce two new cars in Brazil in the second half of 2026, using the base of its Chinese partner Geely's vehicles, Reuters reported. The two groups also said that they will invest 3.8 billion reais ($713.9 million) in an industrial complex in Brazil.

Several leading Chinese technology companies recently tapped Hong Kong's capital markets through dim sum bond issuances, drawing international attention. According to People's Daily Online on Wednesday, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent and other major tech firms collectively issued bonds totaling more than 47 billion yuan ($6.6 billion), with subscriptions approaching 150 billion yuan – more than three times the amount on offer. This strong demand highlights not only overseas investors' interest in yuan-denominated assets but also the steady, incremental progress of the yuan's internationalization.

China on Wednesday released a document approving the import of fresh kiwifruit from Iran that meet relevant requirements, marking the country's latest step in expanding its sources of agricultural imports.