China's development over the next 5 to10 years is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory and regional dynamics of the Asia-Pacific and the broader global landscape. For ASEAN countries and others in the Global South, Chinese modernization offers an opportunity to collaborate in achieving shared prosperity without the fear of political interference, which is often a condition set by Western powers.

My engagement with China began in 2005 during my tenure as Egypt's Minister of Transport. At the time, much of the Western narrative portrayed China as a developing country struggling with poverty and lagging the industrialized world. Yet my first visit to Beijing and Shanghai revealed a very different reality.

US technology giant Apple announced on Thursday local time that it is making changes to the App Store in China by reducing commission rate for standard Apple In-App Purchase and paid app transactions to 25 percent from the current 30 percent, according to the company's official statement.

With China's GDP growth rate at 4.5-5 percent, the country's contribution to global economic growth will remain 30 percent every year, which is of confidence, Justin Lin Yifu, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, told the Global Times on Sunday.

China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) shows the unique strength of the world's second largest economy in long-term planning. By carefully mapping out multi-year strategies, China not only supports its own economic growth but also provides stability and predictability for the global economy, Simon Lichtenberg, founder of Trayton Group in Shanghai and All China Founding Chairman of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, told the Global Times on Friday, on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions.

Just days after the Chinese Spring Festival, robots are making frequent appearances at offline events. From dancing at shopping malls to greeting guests at brand launches and interacting with visitors in open squares and scenic spots, a wave of "robot fever" has spread beyond the Spring Festival Gala stage, after robot performances on the show drew widespread attention.

On the eve of this year's Lantern Festival, which fell on Tuesday, a 25-year-old consumer surnamed Wen shared her plans aloud to her phone: "I want to see the lantern displays on Lantern Festival night, and maybe visit a theme park." In under 30 seconds, the AI assistant on her device generated a complete, tailored itinerary. This experience is becoming increasingly common among Chinese travelers.

A netizen on People's Daily Online recently raised a question: With the upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), public attention is turning to key agenda item - the NPC's deliberation on the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan (2026-30). The 15th Five Year Plan is closely linked to everyone's daily life - yet how are the voices and concerns of ordinary people incorporated into its formulation?

When you hail a taxi during the bustling Chinese New Year holiday in Shenzhen, a tech and innovation hub in South China's Guangdong Province, you might find that your taxi is driverless. Passengers were able to travel without fare surge or service disruptions.

When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz entered the Unitree Robotics exhibition hall in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Thursday afternoon, he saw a series of constantly changing scenes. In the center of the stage, a humanoid robot performed a set of Chinese kung fu "Drunken Fist"; on the boxing ring, two robots demonstrated a sparring match. Beside the assembly line, humanoid robots were completing sorting tasks.

With the sound of a whistle on Thursday, a freight train carrying 55 standard containers of new-energy vehicle (NEV) parts produced by domestic manufacturers departed from the Hefei north railway station in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, which is a major auto production hub.

China has been a very relevant market for products and services for decades, be it Made in Germany or locally, and now, China is growing increasingly important for German companies as a hub for innovation, research and development and advanced manufacturing, said Executive Director & Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China-North China Oliver Oehms, in an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Wednesday.

China has consistently opposed all forms of unilateral tariff measures and urges the US side to cancel and refrain from imposing any such unilateral tariffs, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Tuesday, noting that practice has repeatedly proven that cooperation between China and the US benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both.

China's low-altitude economy is ushering in new opportunities in the spring of 2026, as a series of eye-catching unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shows during the nine-day Spring Festival holidays have allowed hundreds of millions of people to witness how the low-altitude economy has evolved from policy documents into everyday life.

China's much-anticipated Seedance 2.0, the latest AI video model developed by ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, made its debut at the nationwide program since its recent launch, contributing to the production of visual content for several segments of China's 2026 Spring Festival Gala as the show lit up screens across the country and beyond.

Editor's Note: This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). A new year begins with new resolve and new momentum. The call to "fight for our dreams and our happiness, and turn our great vision into beautiful realities" continues to inspire actions across China. In the column "New Year on the Frontlines," reporters from the People's Daily traveled to the grassroots to witness the vitality of a vast nation, see its mountains and rivers in motion and its fields in abundance, and listen to the stories of people finding fulfillment in both life and work. Through these stories, the column seeks to present a vivid portrait of Chinese modernization.

In the column "New Year on the Frontlines," reporters from the People's Daily traveled to the grassroots to witness the vitality of a vast nation, see its mountains and rivers in motion and its fields in abundance, and listen to the stories of people finding fulfillment in both life and work.

The signing of the so-called reciprocal trade agreement between China's Taiwan region and the US is a move that constitutes yet another loyalty pledge by the island's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to the US, experts said.

With a mainland coastline stretching 18,000 kilometers and a sea area under its jurisdiction of around 3 million square kilometers, China is a major maritime nation with vast potential for developing its marine economy. To document the high-quality development of China's marine economy, the Global Times is launching the "Blue Momentum" series of in-depth articles from local marine economic powerhouses. The first installment focuses on Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province.

China should consider launching anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into the EU, particularly French wine or imposing reciprocal tariffs on relevant EU products as part of countermeasures against the proposal of a French advisory body's report for imposing additional 30 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, a Chinese expert familiar with the matter told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Analysts said that the development of the digital yuan is entering a new phase focused on deepening application scenarios and building a broader ecosystem, with the legal tender set to play a greater role in fintech innovation, including cross-border payments. Its future development is expected to become more flexible, focusing on specific areas such as leveraging local advantageous resources or addressing key livelihood-related pain points.

Uncertainties remain as the pace and extent of the potential policy shifts under the new Fed chair nominee remains unclear, experts said.

The UK-based multinational, science-led biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Thursday announced $15 billion investment in China through 2030 to expand medicines manufacturing and research and development, the Global Times learned from a press release that the company shared with the Global Times on Thursday.

British companies see strong prospects for future activity with the China market, highlighting a score of cooperation sectors where businesses from two sides are highly complementary, Tom Simpson, managing director of China Operations and China chief representative of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

China remains an important market for Finnish businesses, said Juha Tuominen, chairman of FinnCham China Beijing, giving examples of the high complementarity between businesses of the two countries in wide sectors such as green energy, innovation, healthcare and sports.

When 23-year-old Wang Jihua spent 260 yuan ($37.3) on a mortise-and-tenon toy building block recreating Xi'an's Bell Tower (Northwest China's Shaanxi Province), he said that he was not just butting a toy.

Observing the historic changes taking place in relations between China and the world from the perspective of the two overall situations, we have reached the following understanding: the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a major driver of the changes unseen in a century in the world, and is a key factor shaping the direction of those changes; and the CPC is an important force in promoting the positive evolution and sound interaction of the two overall situations.

At the beginning of 2026, the global economic and trade landscape remains under strain. Growth forecasts continue to soften across major economies, geopolitical tensions are reshaping trade routes, and fragmentation pressures are testing the resilience of global supply chains.

Over the past decade, the AIIB has fueled trade, infrastructure, and clean energy in Asia, helping countries upgrade industries, manage financial risks, and achieve shared growth.

To address international concerns and clarify the facts, the Global Times examines six key questions, ranging from China's role in the global rare earth industry to the rationale behind export controls. The series provides a systematic analysis of industry realities and the policy context, offering readers an objective guide to understanding rare earth-related issues.

In Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, where living costs remain relatively gentle compared to megacities, 21-year-old office worker Dong carves out a small but steady space for joy in her monthly budget. Every month, she allocates more than 1,000 yuan ($143) to merchandise tied to her favorite anime characters - figurines, badges, prints, and other collectibles that bring her instant comfort.

The Chinese market is important to Canadian trade, and the upcoming visit by the Canadian Prime Minister to China will not only help recalibrate bilateral ties but also pave way for closer cooperation, Mark Ceolin, founder and chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, told the Global Times in an exclusive interview, expressing high expectations for the trip.

China and the EU have agreed on price undertaking guidance for Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs) makers, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Monday, marking a significant step forward in resolving the two-year-long dispute.

Following China's decision to tighten export controls on dual-use items destined for Japan last week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking on an NHK program aired on Sunday, criticized China's move to strengthen export controls on military-civilian dual-use items to Japan, a move that a Chinese expert said shows that the Japanese political figure's latest claims once again expose "her lack of sincerity and the dangerous nature of her approach to foreign affairs, as well as her failure to reflect on her erroneous words and actions."

The implications of China's four global initiatives - the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, in my opinion, are to be understood within the conceptual Chinese idea of "all people under heaven are of one family".

The Chinese market offers tremendous opportunity for Irish businesses, and although competition is intense, it could help companies become stronger and more capable, Tadhg O'Callaghan, China Director, Enterprise Ireland, who is also the Commercial Counselor, said in an interview with the Global Times.

Irish educational institutions have voiced strong interest and high expectations for deepening cooperation with their Chinese counterparts at an education cooperation and promotion event held in Beijing on Tuesday, where over a dozen partnership projects were signed or announced.

China announced on Tuesday the decision to strengthen export controls on dual-use items destined for Japan, in accordance with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations including the Export Control Law of China. The announcement takes immediate effect. The decision was made in order to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation, said China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Tuesday.

The Chinese market is very important, particularly for Irish food and drinks industry, and life sciences and technology will be strong components of our trading relationship with China, Micheal Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, told the Global Times on Monday in a group interview in Beijing during his official visit to China from January 4 to 8.

How does an 80-something elderly surnamed Liu begins her day with robot companions in a nursing home in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province? These scenes once confined only to the sci-fi film Robot & Frank, are now a reality. They also represent yet another milestone in Chinese innovation this year, a period marked by successive key technological breakthroughs rapidly translating into tangible applications.

History often becomes clearer with the passage of time. The far-reaching significance of China's victory in the battle against poverty is becoming increasingly evident. It marks a major milestone in the path to Chinese modernization, represents a decisive step toward common prosperity for all people, and carries profound implications for world modernization.

As the year 2025 approaches its end, the prices of precious metals such as gold and silver continue to set new record highs.

China's pursuit of shared benefits with the world has yielded concrete results worldwide. From high-quality daily products to green goods that support the global fight against climate change, and to artificial intelligence tools such as DeepSeek that empower users and businesses around the world -- many of them are free to use -- this increasingly fruitful partnership is driven by strong complementarities, analysts said.

Morocco's participation in BRI has given new impetus to our cooperation with China. This approach fully aligns with our strategy to position Morocco as a hub linking Africa, Europe, and Asia, while consolidating structured partnerships in infrastructure, connectivity, and sustainable development, Morocco's Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour told the Global Times.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) have unveiled the 2025 version of the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment, outlining key measures to attract and use foreign capital with greater efforts. The move signals China's commitment to expanding high-level opening-up and could help support market expectations and confidence, according to the commission.

Editor's Note: As 2025 draws to a close, the Global Times is releasing a series of in-depth reports focusing on China's economic governance. Through concrete case studies and data analysis, the series explores the broader macroeconomic trends reflected in micro-level narratives, showcasing China's new achievements and insights in 2025 under the stories of the new development philosophy featuring innovation, coordination, green development, openness and shared benefits. The series review key hot-button issues of the year while reflecting on long-term strategic thinking: How China's governance offers the world the solutions and an anchor of stability. This is the second installment of the series.

Now, with the historical launch of Hainan FTP on Thursday, Yangpu Port is poised to embark on another golden chapter of development. Local officials and port authorities told the Global Times that leveraging the FTP policy tailwinds, the port is set to seize this historical opportunity, further expanding both capacity and customs efficiency to elevate its role as a higher-level “gateway of opening-up” for China and the world.

Recently, the "three 30-million milestones" in the automotive industry have drawn attention. These milestones offer a clearer view of China's economic potential. By grasping developmental trends, strengthening confidence in development, and focusing on managing our own affairs well, we can surely transform boundless economic potential into surging developmental momentum. A strong start in 2026 will help achieve new leaps during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30).

India has reformed its business visa regime to ease movement of foreign engineers and technicians including those from China, according to media reports. The move, if confirmed, could offer a boost for the sustained improvement of bilateral relations, a Chinese expert said on Friday.

The launch of Hainan's island-wide customs operations carries particular significance against a backdrop of rising global protectionism and increasing geopolitical uncertainty. In such an environment, regional, rules-based hubs can help stabilize commerce by offering alternative routing options, diversified sourcing channels and predictable regulatory arrangements: Ong Tee Keat, president of the Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for Asia Pacific

China's tech innovation, economic flexibility and openness to cooperation provide convincing evidence that the country will continue to succeed in 2026 despite challenges, said Hans-Peter Friedrich, former vice president of German Bundestag and chairman of the German-Chinese parliamentary group, in an interview with the Global Times.

China's homegrown C909 aircraft has safely transportedmore than 30 million passengers, with a total of 175 aircraft delivered to date, accounting for 60 percent of China's regional jet market, and it is also operating in 12 countries overseas, reported thePeople's Daily on Monday, citing data from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

Editor's Note： China's trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025, eliciting mixed response globally. On the one hand, the world has witnessed the resilience of China's exports amid global headwinds, a testament to the country's competitiveness as a major manufacturing and exporting power. On the other hand, the US and some European countries continued their usual double standards, selectively presenting China's foreign trade data and deliberately associating it with labels such as "dumping," "overcapacity" and "threat." Starting from today, the Global Times launches the in-depth series "Understanding China's Trade Surplus." Over two installments, the series will analyze the true picture of China's foreign trade data, examine the fundamental causes and influencing factors behind the trade surplus, and explore the contributions of China's foreign trade to global economic and social development. While the US and some European countries adopt double standards and restrictive measures, undermining global trade balance and trade order, only in an open global market and a friendly trade environment can economies jointly ensure long-term trade balance and shared benefits.

China's core artificial intelligence (AI) industry scale is expected to exceed the 1-trillion-yuan ($140 billion) benchmark in 2025, according to industry data, a trend that experts said highlights the vast potential of the country's AI development, driven by broader application scenarios, technological progress and policy support.

When South Korean office worker Park Ji-hoon touched down in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, he had one goal: to catch the final show of Katy Perry's China tour.

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2026, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The meeting comes at a critical point, as 2025 marks the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and 2026 will be the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). These graphics illustrate the great achievements over the past several years, the blueprint for sustained, high-quality growth, as well as growing global confidence in China's development.

“I believe that given China's 8 percent growth potential, achieving average annual growth of 5–6 percent before 2035 is realistic. Using the same analytical framework, China should retain around 6 percent growth potential between 2036 and 2049, enabling 3–4 percent annual growth. If achieved, China's per capita GDP could reach half that of the US by 2049,” Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank, told the Global Times.

The predictability of the Chinese economy is encouraging, said Chris Torrens, Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, in an interview with the Global Times, commenting on the Chinese economic prospects.

Mexico's Congress is reportedly set to vote this week on proposed tariffs on China, despite fierce opposition from relevant Mexican businesses, according to media reports. A Chinese expert said on Wednesday that if implemented, the move could cause major disruptions for some key Mexican industries.

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.7 percent year-on-year in November, the highest since March 2024, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday.

The 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) was anything but ordinary - China's economy has advanced steadily and reached new heights, fully demonstrating its distinctive advantages.

Chinese AI powerhouse DeepSeek on December 1 released two major upgrades - DeepSeek-V3.2 and the high-compute DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale - continuing its aggressive campaign to be shoulder-to-shoulder with its global rivals.

At tech exhibitions across China in recent months, artificial intelligence (AI) glass stands have quietly become some of the busiest spots in the exhibition halls. Visitors rotate through different frames, ask about battery life and comfort, or record the demo screens on their phones. Lines form during peak hours, and staff are explaining non-stop.

China launched an international science program focused on fusion burning plasma research in Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui Province, on November 24, while opening major fusion research platforms to global scientists for joint scientific innovations, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

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.

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 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.

Speed. This is the buzzword frequently used to describe Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, by a group of German media professionals who visited the city to attend the 16th Media Forum China-Germany and a study tour from November 10 to 15, the first China-foreign bilateral media dialogue held in Shenzhen after it was announced as the host city of the 2026 APEC meeting.

China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity also needs China. Openness, cooperation, and mutual benefit are key to decoding Chinese modernization.

The Chinese market remains extremely important to Thailand's tourism industry in terms of both value and volume, Siriges-A-Nong Trirattanasongpol, executive director of East Asia Region at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Friday, noting that "it is essential for us to build confidence among travelers to Thailand so they can enjoy a safe, free and happy journey."

China Rural Revitalization magazine has published a series of articles on the rapid development and transformation of rural China. The articles reflect the arduous efforts of rural revitalization across the country, which is an important and genuine solution to China's rural economic development. In the future, articles selected from this series will be published.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) stressed that in the upcoming five years, the country will "fully and faithfully apply the new development philosophy on all fronts" and "seek to share opportunities and achieve common development with the rest of the world."

The guiding concepts integrated into China's development philosophy, featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, clearly define the direction the country has followed since 2015 and, more decisively, since the concepts' inclusion in China's Constitution in 2018. The deepening of this strategy, emphasizing growth, technological advancement, and a balanced relationship between domestic and external markets, represents the natural evolution of the Chinese model.

As the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) winds up, the adoption of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has clarified China's strategic direction centered on high-quality development. Among the ideas of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development, opening-up serves not only as an essential path to national prosperity, but also as a key lever for advancing global cooperation.

"Coordination" is an important part of China's new development philosophy, and is adequately reflected in the recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development, adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC.

Foreign government and business representatives praised the rapid progress of China's green transformation and they expressed expectations for deeper cooperation with Chinese enterprises in the green sector, as the world's second-largest economy has made strides to help cut global carbon footprint.

As an international financial center and risk management center, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is best positioned to continue the dual role of "super-connector" and "super value-adder" for Chinese mainland enterprises looking to expand globally, Stephen Yiu Kin-wah, chairman of the Insurance Authority (IA) of the HKSAR, told the Global Times in a written interview on Thursday.

China remains Canada's second-largest trading partner and continues to be a key market for Canadian companies, David Perez-Des Rosiers, chief representative of the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) Beijing, said in an interview with the Global Times, indicating the continuous commitment of Canadian businesses to Chinese market.

"Chinese society as a whole embraces artificial intelligence (AI) in an unprecedented way, which I haven't seen in other countries, and I feel really excited about this development," Jun S. Liu, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, told the Global Times in an interview in Beijing on Thursday.

Indonesia has maintained very close cooperation with China across a wide range of areas, from traditional sectors such as infrastructure to emerging fields like big data management, green transformation, and finance, where the two countries share strong complementarities and vast potential for deeper collaboration, an Indonesian envoy told the Global Times at the ongoing Annual Conference of the Financial Street Forum 2025.

Chinese shipbuilders' liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank deliveries are set to reach a record high in October with a total of four fifth-generation high value-added, high-tech LNG carriers being delivered, marking the first time the number reached four in a single month, the Beijing Daily reported.

Industrial robots on production lines are a vivid example of China's technological innovation. The newly published the Explanation of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) for National Economic and Social Development targets a modern industrial system and high-level tech self-reliance, guiding manufacturing upgrades. From record-high localization of core components to deep penetration in new energy and pharmaceuticals, and from "machine substitution" to human-robot collaboration, industrial robots boost efficiency while creating new roles in smart maintenance. Currently, China's industrial robotics sector is entering a historic shift from a follower to a leader - a gateway to tech self-sufficiency and high-quality economic growth under the new development philosophy.

Financial resources will focus on intelligent, green and integrated directions, support the upgrading of traditional industries and promote the growth of emerging and future industries, Li Yunze, head of China's National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), said at the opening ceremony of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum (FSF) 2025 on Monday, sending a fresh signal of the country's financial support for innovations.

The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, outlined multiple objectives for China's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30). I believe the country's next five-year plan will witness an acceleration of success achieved through fostering the high-quality development and new quality productive forces.

China's tech company Wingtech, the parent company of Nexperia, reported on Friday a positive growth ranging from semiconductor to auto businesses in its third quarter financial report, despite external challenges.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart on his first visit to Asia since taking office, with stops in Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, according to the Canadian Press News.

At every critical historical juncture, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has consistently been able to scientifically grasp the historical direction and evolving circumstances, formulate correct political strategies and tactics, and guide the Chinese people to overcome numerous risks and challenges and always stay at the forefront of the times.

Editor's Note: Since 2012, China has witnessed an extraordinary economic transition, with historic achievements in all aspects of the economy from its size to its quality. How could the economy maintain stable growth during a tumultuous period in the global geoeconomic landscape? In October 2015, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a new development philosophy featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared growth, guiding the country in overcoming various risks and challenges, and keeping alive the China economic miracle.

The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) expressed strong opposition and condemnation to the Dutch government's recent decision to seize control of Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act, the Chinese chamber said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Tuesday.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xizang Autonomous Region and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Recently, Global Times (GT) reporter Ma Tong interviewed Marcos Cordeiro Pires (Pires), a professor at the Department of Political and Economic Sciences of São Paulo State University in Brazil, to discuss China's remarkable achievements in its work on ehtinic affairs and advacing modernization and coordinated development in these regions.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Sunday slammed the US' announcement that claimed Washington will impose 100 percent tariffs on China and impose export controls on all critical software, saying that willful threats of high tariffs are not the right way to get along with China, while vowing to surely take resolute measures to protect the country's legitimate rights and interests if the US insists on going the wrong way.

Amid the headwinds facing economic globalization, certain countries have attempted to restructure global industrial chains through trade protectionism, which poses serious challenges to the multilateral trading system.

As China nears the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) and accelerates the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), its pursuit of high-quality economic development is entering a new and critical stage. Technology innovation, as the main driving force of high-quality growth, is evolving from an engine that propels progress into a key force reshaping the nation's economic landscape.

On September 23, drizzling rain fell upon North China's Tianjin, shrouding the Bohai Bay in the distance in a thin mist. After about 20-minute drive along the Bohai Bay, a "rainbow port" featuring vibrant quay cranes, gantry cranes and containers jump into sight. This is the world's first smart and zero-carbon terminal - a flagship template of world-class green port that Tianjin builds under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

The Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) will bring new markets and opportunities for cooperation between Singapore and China, as enterprises of the two countries will feel directly tangible benefits including smoother customs processes, said Low Yen Ling, senior minister of Singapore for the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

With the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), economic cooperation between ASEAN and China is expected to reach new heights, particularly in new areas like e-commerce, digital trade, and digital payments, which very important, particularly in the context of current global economic dynamics, said ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.

Amid a century of profound changes, China, standing at a crossroads faced by the world, always fosters certainty, opportunity, and future-oriented growth through its high-quality development.

At the 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, visitors stopped to watch a dexterous robotic hand play an electric piano. Its five fingers moved in coordination, striking each key with precision. While it resembled a performance, it was actually a precise engineering demonstration by BrainCo, where every keystroke was pre-programmed to highlight the dexterity of the hand.

Nvidia is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture, with performance expected to surpass that of its H20 chip, Reuters reported. The news comes amid lingering concerns about security risks of Nvidia chips.

The final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan is already halfway through. How has China's economy performed in the first half of 2025? How to carry out economic work going forward? Now is the time to better leverage development opportunities, potential and advantages.