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Nation’s role as steadying global force highlighted

China will remain a stabilizing force in the global economy, with recent targeted financing tools and steps to bolster domestic demand and trade underscoring its proactive policy support, resilience and long-term growth potential, said market watchers and business leaders on Friday. They made the remarks after the Washington-based International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that…

China urges Mexico to follow WTO rules, protect interests of Chinese firms

BEIJING — China urges Mexico to comply with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its anti-dumping investigations, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. A spokesperson for the ministry made the remarks in response to a media inquiry about Mexico’s recent four…

Plan to raise rewards for violation tips seen as big market boost

China’s latest move to sharply raise rewards for whistleblowers will effectively improve the integrity and transparency of its securities and futures markets, analysts said, as authorities step up efforts to address misconduct and boost investor confidence. The China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country’s top securities regulator, together with the Ministry of Finance, unveiled a proposal…

China targets unified, open natl market

China has issued a regulation on implementing domestic product standards and related policies in government procurement, a move that experts say will help foster a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized. Shu Wenqi, deputy director of the China Institute for Urban Development, said building a unified, open and orderly competitive government procurement…

Guangdong business community urged to contribute to GBA development

Entrepreneurs and business representatives from Guangdong have been urged to help build a world-class Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by carrying forward their pioneering spirit to invest and root in the province. Lin Keqing, chairman of the Guangdong Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, said business people from the province have always been an…

September manufacturing PMI rises; market demand seen to be recovering

This photo taken on Sept 17, 2025 shows industrial robots produced by EFORT Intelligent Robot Co Ltd in Wuhu, East China’s Anhui province. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for September stood at 49.8, up from 49.4 in August and marking the second consecutive monthly increase, according to data released on Tuesday by the…

Hangzhou draws more than 10,000 buyers to fourth Global Digital Trade Expo

From Sept 25 to 29, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is hosting the fourth Global Digital Trade Expo. Over the course of five days, the event is expected to draw more than 10,000 international buyers and feature over 1,800 exhibitors, with more than 20 percent of them coming from abroad. Over 70 Fortune Global 500 companies are…

China opposes inclusion of Chinese companies on Japan’s export control list

A cargo ship carrying foreign trade containers drives out of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, on May 12. YU FANGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY China strongly objects to Japan placing Chinese entities on its export control list and urges Japan to immediately cease the erroneous practice, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said…

GBA sees major urban rail expansion

Passengers line up to board a train at a metro station along Shenzhen Metro Line 16 in Guangdong province on Sunday. CHINA DAILY The recent expansion of Shenzhen’s metro system in Guangdong province, highlighted by the opening of two new lines, provided new references for efficient urban rail construction in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay…

Landlocked city now export powerhouse

A view of China (Ezhou) Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park. CHINA DAILY Ezhou is not a coastal trading port. It has no bustling harbor or long tradition of container terminals being sent around the world. Yet in the middle of Central China’s Hubei province, a different kind of gateway is rising. At its heart is the…