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Sachs: China threat narrative ‘dangerous’ for ties

Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. [Photo provided to China Daily] The prevailing view in Washington that China poses a threat to the United States is a mistake with dangerous consequences, a senior US economist warned. This flawed approach, if left unchecked, risks becoming “a self-fulfilling prophecy of conflict”…

China Science Fiction Convention 2025 kicks off in Beijing

Share – WeChat This photo taken on March 28, 2025 shows the Shougang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China. The China Science Fiction Convention 2025 kicked off in Beijing on Friday, with opening ceremony, forums, competition events, industry promotional events and mass activities scheduled. [Photo/Xinhua]  Tanks to chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our…

Province still prime investment destination

South China’s Guangdong province remained a prime destination for foreign investment in the first two months of the year, indicating that global enterprises continue to have a positive outlook on the province and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Despite geopolitics and tariff frictions between the United States and major economies around the world, Guangdong,…

StanChart optimistic about China prospects

Bill Winters, group chief executive of Standard Chartered, speaks during the recent China Development Forum in Beijing. CHINA DAILY Standard Chartered PLC is firmly optimistic about China’s economic prospects and has actively aligned its business strategies with economic trends, such as the high-quality development of the private economy and the rapid application of artificial intelligence technologies,…

China to expand cross-border financing access

China is mulling raising the foreign debt ceiling for high-technology enterprises while expanding the reach of policies that facilitate corporate foreign exchange management, as part of the country’s all-round efforts to enhance financial support for private enterprises, said the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Executives and experts said the moves will support private, tech-oriented enterprises…

Hainan emerges as global free trade port player

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s Hainan province emerged as the newest high-level player in the free trade port arena during the fourth Global Free Trade Port Development Forum, where global leaders and policymakers championed free trade ports as vital engines for economic growth amid rising protectionism. Xie Jing, vice-governor of Hainan, acknowledged the global trade…

Global ties more critical amid uncertainties

While the tariff policies wielded by the United States have ushered global businesses into a period of increased uncertainty, China is focused on building open and shared industrial chains to embrace international cooperation, and is leveraging its growing consumption momentum to boost global demand, senior economists said. “While the high tariffs tipped by US President…

Shanghai attracts more foreign financial firms

Lujiazui, Shanghai’s financial center, forms a perfect backdrop to Shanghai’s Bund. [Wang Gang/For China Daily] The growing presence of more international industry leaders serves as a snapshot of Shanghai’s continued efforts to open up its financial market and bring its financial capacity to the next level. A new Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Shanghai…

Net inflow of foreign investment into Chinese debt securities reaches around $47b

The net inflow of foreign investment into Chinese debt securities rose more than fourfold to $46.8 billion in 2024 as the comprehensive return from investments in yuan-denominated bonds kept stable, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said on Friday. Meanwhile, China attracted new capital for inward equity-based foreign direct investment worth $90.9 billion in 2024,…

Tim Cook: Chinese software developers’ creativeness is ‘second to none’

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