Abandoning trade protectionism and promoting the development of renewable energy with a more pragmatic attitude is an important step toward solving the EU's energy puzzle and securing its economic future.

In a refinement of its consumption statistics, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday introduced the "online retail sales of goods and services" indicator, replacing the long-standing "online retail sales" measure. More than a technical recalibration, this change carries profound implications, representing a positive response to the evolving dynamics of China's consumption upgrade.

China's customs released 100 substandard import cases detected in 2025, highlighting better consumer protection amid consumption upgrading and market opening.

"Crayfish raiser" - a playful term for users of the open-source artificial intelligence (AI) assistant OpenClaw - became a buzzword in China's tech scene almost overnight. Enthusiasts rushed to install OpenClaw on their computers, fantasizing about having an AI agent capable of handling their work tasks.

Export vessels accounting for more than 80 percent of the three key shipbuilding indicators – shipbuilding output, new orders, and orders on hand – in 2025 highlight the resilience of China's shipbuilding industry despite fluctuating geopolitical tensions.

Some US officials' “leapfrogging” in critical minerals essentially means trying to bypass the necessary accumulation stage of industrial development. However, in a field requiring profound accumulation such as critical minerals, shortcuts are often the longest way.

At a time when the EU is grappling with multiple challenges, voices within the bloc seeking to step up trade pressure on China are misleading and dangerous. This approach of politicizing economic ties threatens to inflict grave damage on the EU's own economy.

The European Commission's unveiling of the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) recently has sparked heated discussion and concern regarding its potential impact on industries across nations. While this act appears to be a major effort by the EU to bolster its own industrial development, whether it will ultimately serve the interests of Europe's manufacturing sector remains highly uncertain.

China's emphasis on expanding market access in the services sector sends a strong signal that it is making a significant leap, from opening up its manufacturing sector to pursuing a higher level of institutional openness in services.

As the global tech world gathered at MWC, AI took center stage, with Chinese firms standing out. Their industry innovations show that unlocking AI dividends depends on turning technology into real productivity.

Vietnam's exports to China surged 70.8 percent year-on-year to $6.32 billion in January 2026, latest trade data released by Vietnam Customs showed on Tuesday. Amid an increasingly complex global trade environment, the data underscored not only the enduring synergy between China and Vietnam, but also the trade potential emerging from deeper regional industrial integration.

Merz's visits to China and the US provide a window into how Germany's business community is evaluating market opportunities. Decoupling from the Chinese economy is entirely unrealistic. On the contrary, a stable and predictable economic relationship between China and Germany serves Germany's core economic interests.

South Korea's 34.1% export growth to China in February offers a fresh perspective for those focused on competition. While competition in high-tech sectors is real, deeper industrial cooperation can create concrete opportunities to expand exports and strengthen supply chain ties.

The continuous strong performance of the yuan against the US dollar has attracted market attention this week. While some market participants may view this rally as unexpected, a closer examination reveals its inevitability shaped by multiple converging factors.

China's complaint against India at the WTO should serve as a reminder for India to reconsider its strategy. A more effective path forward lies not in erecting walls, but in embracing open cooperation.

Plans by some South Korean airlines to expand routes to China appear to point to a broader trend of growing bilateral cooperation.

With German Chancellor Friedrich Merz set to kick off his first official visit to Beijing since taking office, new trade data showing China has overtaken the US as Germany's largest trading partner has come into sharp focus.

Deepening engagement with China is not a slogan. If Europe is serious about revitalizing its manufacturing sector, it is a pragmatic and urgent strategic choice. It calls for a long-term view of global competition and a willingness to move beyond protectionism.

The significance of visits to China by Americans from various sectors should not be limited to anxiety over whoever “wins” or “loses.” Such exchanges ought to serve instead to understand China's development, and to reflect on US' own path.

The projected surge in the number of Chinese visitors to South Korea serves as a clear indicator of deepening bilateral economic and people-to-people ties, and compelling evidence of the outward reach of China's consumption vitality.

Can India's export growth to China unlock broader opportunities? As bilateral ties improve, focusing on trade, investment, and overcoming existing challenges will be crucial for turning these opportunities into tangible economic cooperation and growth.

Boosting domestic demand, with a particular focus on services consumption, has emerged as a priority in various regional agendas. This trend reflects a pragmatic choice by regional governments and demonstrates their responsiveness to rising consumption demand and proactive efforts to seize new developmental opportunities.

The participation of China's domestically developed C919 and C909 aircraft at the 2026 Singapore Airshow has attracted widespread attention, sparking discussion internationally. The BBC on Wednesday ran a report headlined "The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus."

Western narratives that equate coal power expansion with a slowdown in green energy adoption overlook the realities of China's current energy development and reflect ignorance of China's pragmatic approach in pursuing energy security along with its dual-carbon goals.

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has delivered the 174,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Tianshan in Shanghai, marking the delivery of its 60th large-scale LNG carrier, CSSC said on its official WeChat account on Monday.

Surging inbound tourism highlights the growing appeal of China's consumer market and continued openness. Foreign exchange inflow shifts are just one dynamic as the yuan integrates globally, bringing opportunities, not risks.

From a broader perspective, the pragmatic and mutually beneficial investment cooperation between China and the UK serves as an illustration of the constructive role of China's outward investment.

As the UK advances its green economy agenda, a call from its energy sector illustrates the positive role Chinese enterprises could play in reducing costs. The potential for mutually beneficial cooperation is clear.

The rising investment data, the launch of key projects, and strengthened corporate confidence outline a clear trajectory of German businesses ramping up their investment in China. This trend underscores the profound resilience of bilateral economic ties.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region set a target of roughly 10 percent growth in total foreign trade for 2026 in its government work report, the information office of the autonomous region said on Tuesday on its official WeChat account.

The number of companies in Hong Kong with parent companies based in either the Chinese mainland or overseas rose 11 percent year-on-year to 11,070 in 2025, while the number of start-ups in Hong Kong increased to 5,221, both reaching record highs, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee Ka-chiu said on Monday.

Yiwu, the renowned small commodities hub in East China's Zhejiang Province, is aiming for a strong start to 2026, offering a revealing glimpse into China's evolving consumer landscape - particularly in the lead-up to the Spring Festival. As one of the world's largest distribution centers for everyday goods, Yiwu's Spring Festival market serves as a microcosm of broader trends, blending traditional cultural symbols with contemporary retail strategies.

Two-way tourism boom is a microcosm of the growing economic cooperation between China and South Korea. It fosters a conducive atmosphere for exploring new collaborative frontiers. Both sides need to cherish and leverage this positive momentum.

South Korea's semiconductor industry has sustained its expansion, driven by advances in AI. Maintaining the growth of semiconductor exports will require South Korea to pursue industrial chain collaboration with other Asian countries like China.

Samsung Display will supply OLED auto panels to China's EV maker Zeekr, Yonhap reported. The cooperation exemplifies the growing collaboration opportunities unlocked by China's expanding EV sector.

Germany will reintroduce subsidies ranging from 1,500 euros ($1,745) to 6,000 euros for private consumers purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), the environment ministry announced on Monday, reviving incentives that were halted at the end of 2023, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Notably, the subsidy program will be open to all manufacturers, including Chinese brands, and the German government will not impose origin-based restrictions, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

The proportion of clean energy supply in China continued to rise in 2025, highlighting the ongoing optimization of China's energy structure and the vital role of green transition in supporting economic and social development.

A six-week online shopping campaign ahead of the Spring Festival highlights the evolving Spring Festival economy. E-commerce is creating new import-export opportunities, offering international businesses more chances to tap into China's upcoming holiday spending surge.

At the start of 2026, Hong Kong witnessed a continuous wave of listings by Chinese mainland technology companies, reflecting the deepening alignment between the city's capital market and the mainland's artificial intelligence (AI) advancement as they jointly cultivate a premier financing hub for the tech sector.

China's industrial robot exports surged 48.7 percent in 2025, surpassing imports for the first time and transforming China into a net exporter of industrial robots, Wang Jun, deputy administrator of the General Administration of Customs (GAC), said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

While South Korean companies aim to maintain their leadership in areas such as memory chips and actively expand into emerging fields such as advanced packaging and AI chips through sustained R&D and manufacturing investment, a more pragmatic and long-term perspective to maintain and deepen cooperative relationships with key global markets and industrial chain partners, including China, is also necessary.

As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit China this week, several positive signals have emerged from both sides.

China's consumption market is rapidly evolving. The commerce system is likely to accelerate the fostering of new growth points in services consumption and unlock greater consumption potential in 2026, according to a two-day national commerce work conference that closed on Sunday.

Strengthening industrial coordination mechanisms is increasingly essential for the China-South Korea semiconductor industrial chain. Enhanced cooperation will empower both to mitigate shared external risks and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit.

Joint display of established brands and emerging forces at the CES illustrates advancing technological prowess of Chinese manufacturing, showcasing the dynamism of its new technological forces.

China-ASEAN economic integration is steadily advancing toward a more resilient cooperative network. As collaboration in emerging fields continues to deepen, a closer industrial-chain structure will take shape, injecting certainty into regional development.

Mechanical and electrical products have emerged as key drivers of trade growth between China and South Korea. In the first 11 months of 2025, bilateral trade of these items reached 1.43 trillion yuan ($204.8 billion), up 5.9 percent year-on-year, and this segment constituted 67 percent of total bilateral trade, up 2.7 percentage points year-on-year, data from China's General Administration of Customs showed on Sunday.

The tech rally of the Hong Kong stock market at the start of 2026 points to the profound potential embedded in the mutually reinforcing relationship between Chinese mainland scientific innovation and Hong Kong's role as an international financial hub.

Looking ahead to 2026, the global economy continues to face external uncertainties, including sluggish growth and rising protectionism. Against this backdrop, China's economic trajectory attracts particular attention as its fundamental soundness and long-term positive outlook remain anchored in a set of core strengths.

Looking ahead to 2026, China's economy is set to embrace multiple major opportunities. As the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), the economy is expected to further overcome challenges and pressures, supported by positive trends and favorable conditions. Growth is expected to follow a steady upward trajectory across the quarters, remaining within a reasonable and stable range.

As 2025 draws to a close, it's an opportune time to take a retrospective look at China's economy, which has navigated through a fog of global uncertainties and domestic challenges to anchor certainty for both itself and for the world at large.

As the China-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) marks its 10th anniversary, figures released by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources could serve as a testament to the pact's achievements. Bilateral trade increased from $227.4 billion in 2015 to $272.9 billion in 2024, up about 20 percent, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.

NEC's 5G difficulty reflects the deeper structural challenges confronting Japan's telecommunications equipment industry, and efforts to build new high-speed telecom systems on geopolitical grounds are bound to face formidable obstacles.

China's commercial aerospace stocks continued their upward trajectory on Thursday, with shares of companies including Anhui Shenjian New Materials Co, Chongqing Zaisheng Technology Corp, Create Technology & Science Co, and Shandong Longji Machinery Co all rising by the daily limit.

Recent appreciation of the yuan has sparked market discussion, particularly as the currency appears poised to break through the psychologically critical mark of 7 per US dollar for the first time since 2023.

Business leaders from four major South Korean conglomerates - SK chairman Chey Tae-won, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor executive chair Euisun Chung and LG chairman Koo Kwang-mo - plan to visit China early next year as members of a large business delegation, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing industry sources.

From Monday, Indian citizens can apply for Chinese visas online, reflecting China's openness to closer cooperation with India. A healthy economic relationship requires mutual respect, and we hope that India ensures a fair, non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese firms.

When some US media chose to drum up “data security risks” after iRobot's bankruptcy and Chinese firm Picea's acquisition, they tried to amplify fear to solicit public opposition, crippling healthy international trade and investment cooperation.

China has released its first national standard for virtual digital humans, CCTV News reported on Thursday. This standard addresses a long-standing lack of uniform technical guidelines within the industry, providing clear requirements and benchmarks for the research, development, production, and application of customer-service virtual humans.

Chinese graphics processing unit (GPU) developer MetaX saw its share price surge 692.95 percent to close at 829.90 yuan ($117.85) on Wednesday as it made its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, China's Nasdaq-style Science and Technology Innovation Board.

With two months to go before the 2026 Chinese New Year, figures about the upcoming influx of Chilean cherries signal a coming holiday consumption boom. This reflects the vast potential of the Chinese market and the growing role of a “super consumption season” in global supply chains.

A report released by the Korea International Trade Association's Institute for International Trade on Monday suggested that the diversification of China's export markets represents a structural change, and it urged South Korean companies to adopt a long-term perspective by developing high value-added products for markets where China is also expanding, while diversifying their own export offerings to build competitive advantages, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

In an era marked by intensifying geoeconomic frictions and disruptions to global value chains, economic governance has become a far more complex task for major economies. Under such circumstances, governing a country of China's scale requires a highly mature and finely calibrated system of political coordination - one capable of maintaining national cohesion while organizing systematic and creative responses to external shocks.

The Central Economic Work Conference serves as an important institutional pillar in China's economic governance structure. It functions not only as a systematic evaluation mechanism for annual economic performance but also as a high-level framework for policy coordination across sectors and administrative levels. Its key contribution lies in translating long-term strategic objectives into coherent, prioritized, and actionable policy guidance, thereby ensuring continuity and consistency in economic governance. Through the conference, macroeconomic policy orientation, development priorities, and risk-prevention measures are clarified in a timely manner, allowing different levels of institutions and key market actors to align expectations and actions.

Removing protectionist trade barriers on green technologies is essential for addressing the energy anxieties of the AI era. China's rapid renewable expansion shows how clean energy can power AI growth while providing a model for globally cooperative development.

While announcing a higher forecast for China's economic growth on Wednesday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva noted that "as the second-largest economy in the world, China is simply too big to generate much growth from exports, and continuing to depend on export-led growth risks furthering global trade tensions."

The Argentine government reduced tariffs on exports of soybeans, corn and wheat, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in a post on X that the lower tariffs are permanent, a sign that the government is trying to boost the agriculture industry.

In the global transition toward green and sustainable energy, China's pivotal role in clean-energy investment has increasingly become the focus of worldwide attention.

Data from South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources showed that the country's exports reached $640.2 billion in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percent and the highest level for the period since 2022, according to a Yonhap News Agency report on Sunday.

In 2025, fluctuations in US tariffs have added uncertainty to global supply chains. Despite this challenging external environment, China has continued to advance its trade steadily. From January to October, China's total goods trade rose 3.6 percent year-on-year. This sustained growth is not an anomaly; it sends a clear signal to the market. Multinational companies are maintaining their engagement with the Chinese market, highlighting the resilience and tangible benefits of the cross-border production networks.

A segment of a new high-speed railway, connecting Pingxiang and Chongzuo in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is set to be put into operation on Friday, marking the full opening of the Nanning-Pingxiang high-speed line, according to China State Railway Group.

As European companies' profitability and global competitiveness become increasingly tied to their Chinese operations, they are making long-term commitments with billions in new investments, despite some European politicians calling for reduced dependence.

The debates surrounding the EU's CBAM serve as a critical reminder that the credibility and effectiveness of any cross-border climate instrument depend on its perceived fairness and cooperative design.

US tech and AI companies are increasingly using open-source AI models from China, prompting wide discussion in the industry. This market-driven trend highlights how technological progress advances through open collaboration.

Rather than "making trade impossible," China is making it more dynamic and mutually beneficial, creating unprecedented opportunities for countries around the world through its evolving import demand and unwavering commitment to openness.

The alignment between GCC's urgent demand and China's technological supply has turned potential cooperation into an inevitable and flourishing partnership. Chinese technologies are deeply integrated into the Middle East's digital transformation journey.

New car sales in Europe rose 4.9 percent in October as electric cars outpaced registrations for gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The figures point to a noteworthy trend: the steady expansion of electric vehicle (EV) registrations has supported the overall increase in sales of new cars, indicating a clear positive relationship between the two.

The joint launch of the Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernization in Africa by China and South Africa during the 20th Group of 20 (G20) Summit is significant, partly for what it reveals about how developing countries are thinking about modernization in the 21st century. According to the Xinhua News Agency, the two sides have welcomed Chinese modernization as a new option for the modernization of the Global South, including Africa.

The ongoing 23rd 2025 Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, taking place from November 21 to 30, offers a useful vantage point on how global carmakers are adjusting their strategies in an evolving Chinese electric vehicle (EV) market.

Northwest China's Shaanxi Province is emerging as a trade growth driver to watch. In the first 10 months of the year, total imports and exports reached 420.95 billion yuan ($59.16 billion), up 12.2 percent year-on-year, according to a report by Shaanxi Daily. Trade by foreign-invested enterprises grew even faster, surging 19.5 percent to 242.67 billion yuan, highlighting a subtle but meaningful adjustment of global supply chains toward China's interior.

Discussions about industrial competition with China have been intensifying in South Korea, reflecting a certain anxiety across government and business circles. South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol said at a press conference on Wednesday that China is catching up with South Korea extremely fast in the semiconductor sector, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

In a strawberry field in Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, rows of plants grow steadily under the sunlight. At first glance, it may seem like routine farming, yet each fruit reflects a complex interplay of technology, logistics, and streamlined customs processes. Together, these elements offer a window into how China's agricultural sector is experimenting with modernization - enhancing production efficiency while linking local farms more systematically to international markets.

As Germany's largest port and a crucial sea-rail intermodal hub in Europe, the Port of Hamburg has become the most vivid testament to the close trade links between China and Germany.

The World Energy Outlook 2025, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday, presents a detailed assessment of global energy trends at a moment of mounting transition pressures. Among its extensive findings, two realities stand out: about 730 million people still live without electricity, even as climate risks intensify. Considered together, these figures expose a defining tension for the global economy - the expansion of electricity supply, now essential to economic inclusion and technological progress, can no longer be pursued in isolation from the imperative to decarbonize power generation.

China's growing exports to Europe have again drawn public attention. A European Central Bank study, released on Tuesday, suggested that "weak domestic demand appears to be the missing link in explaining China's strong exports to Europe." This assessment misreads the evolution of China's economy and risks reinforcing outdated assumptions about global trade dynamics. Rather than signaling an imbalance, China's export momentum may instead point to the emergence of new, mutually beneficial opportunities for economic cooperation between China and the EU.

For a high-end equipment product to gain a foothold in highly competitive markets like Europe's, it must possess comprehensive competitive advantages. To reduce this achievement to “relying on low prices” is to ignore the efforts behind China's industrial rise.

Amid the global wave of green transformation, Chinese businesses have emerged as a pivotal force driving progress through technological innovation.

In the first week following the rollout of Hainan's new duty-free shopping policy, Haikou Customs recorded 506 million yuan ($71 million) in duty-free sales, a robust increase of 34.86 percent year-on-year, the Guangming Ribao reported on Sunday.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Wednesday that it will add the yuan as one of the settlement currencies available to airlines and other suppliers through the IATA Clearing House (ICH), another solid step in the currency's internationalization.

China and the EU share a consensus on advancing the global climate agenda, recognizing climate change as an existential threat that calls for joint action, which provides a solid foundation for lasting climate cooperation.

With the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit set to take place in East China's Zhejiang Province from November 6 to 9, the Global Internet Competition of "Straight to Wuzhen," one of the key components of the summit, has drawn significant attention.

As the annual Double Eleven shopping festival approaches, even Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region is seeing continued progress in delivery speed. According to a report on local news outlet xzxw.com, parcels bound for the plateau are arriving faster than ever.

As the investment situation in the South Korea has recently attracted attention, Yonhap News Agency on Sunday quoted a professor of economics at Sogang University as warning that annual investments in the US may double starting next year and if corporate capital outflows occur, they could undermine domestic investment capacity.

As the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) is on the horizon, the CIIE Bazaar has captured public attention with its unique presence. The CIIE Bazaar City Arena, located on Nanjing Road East in Shanghai, which is showing products identical to those to be exhibited at the CIIE, has drawn local residents and tourists to make purchases, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Western media outlets often frame India's manufacturing drive through a narrow lens of competition with China, overlooking how India's pursuit of industrial self-sufficiency actually opens significant opportunities for China‑India cooperation.

The recent actions of the Dutch government regarding Nexperia have sparked significant attention and raised concerns about the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain.

The wave of IPOs in HKSAR is not a random collection of capital; it marks milestones for these companies as they enter new stages of development and serves as a vivid microcosm of China's manufacturing sector climbing the value chain.

As Chinese and ASEAN leaders gather at this year's ASEAN summit this week, a planned upgrade of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has come into the spotlight.

India's exports to China rose about 22 percent year-on-year from April to September 2025, according to the Hindustan Times. As US tariffs add uncertainty to India's trade, China's vast market continues to serve as a stabilizing force in regional trade.

President Xi Jinping's governance philosophy and vision on economic development is centered on the people, and this people-centered approach charts the course for China's high-quality growth. The results of the people-centered endeavors in various fields are embodied in President Xi's economic thought.