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Expo set to boost China-US biz ties

Companies and institutions from the United States have ranked first among foreign exhibitors at the China International Supply Chain Expo for four consecutive years, from the inaugural event to this year’s fourth edition, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said on Friday. The US business community’s active participation, experts said, underscores the…

CIFIT expected to better promote two-way investments

Participants seen at the Guangzhou Promotion Symposium in Guangzhou, the Guangdong provincial capital, on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily] The China International Fair for Investment and Trade is expected to be built into a landmark event under the “Invest in China” initiative and a key public platform to promote two-way investment, said a senior…

Experts: YRD should strengthen ‘soft links’ to drive development

The Yangtze River Delta region should further strengthen “soft links”, including more seamless data flows and collaborative innovation platforms, so as to drive the area’s high-quality development and better address the country’s goal of building a unified national market, officials and experts said. They made the comments during a forum on the YRD’s integrated development…

Deeper opening-up pledged to support regional growth

Delegates from Indonesia attend the opening session of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Friday. ALEX PLAVESKI/EPA China will deepen its high-standard opening-up and pursue win-win cooperation to help strengthen growth and economic resilience in the Asia-Pacific region amid rising global uncertainties, said senior government officials…

Economy keeps on stable growth path

China’s economy has remained on a stable trajectory despite short-term fluctuations, as robust expansion in new growth drivers and resilient foreign trade continued to underpin overall momentum, the country’s top economic regulator said on Friday. Experts said such resilience has helped cushion near-term pressures, and the economy remains well placed to operate within a reasonable…

China tightens crackdown on illegal cross-border brokerage activities

China is tightening its crackdown on overseas brokerages illegally providing services to onshore investors, with regulators aiming to eradicate such activities within two years while moving to penalize three major offshore brokerages for illegal cross-border securities business activities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Friday that eight government departments, including the CSRC, the Ministry…

Guangdong Customs unveils 20 measures to speed up GBA trade clearance

Guangdong Customs announced 20 new initiatives to streamline cross-border trade and customs cooperation across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at a news conference in Guangzhou on Thursday, targeting faster clearance times and deeper regulatory alignment with the two special administrative regions. The initiatives cover five areas: integrated development, science and innovation, new business forms…

Senior economist: China and US can work together on AI safety ‘guardrails’

Earlier this week, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that China and the United States have agreed to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on AI. In an exclusive interview with China Perspective, Zhu Min, former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, noted that there is no doubt that China and the US are the world’s two…

China-Africa corridor enters new era of industrial, green cooperation

Youssef Rouissi, deputy CEO of Attijariwafa bank, speaks at the China-Africa Financial Bridges Forum 2026 in Beijing on Wednesday. CHINA DAILY The China-Africa corridor is emerging as one of the world’s most important economic partnerships as cooperation shifts beyond traditional resource trade toward industrial development, green investment and deeper supply-chain integration, business and financial leaders…

Crackdown on ‘invoicing economy’

China’s tax authorities have deepened the rectification of the so-called invoicing economy to curb irregular investment attraction while ensuring the normal invoicing needs of compliant enterprises. From January to April, the invoiced amount in six industries with a high concentration of enterprises involved in irregular investment attraction — including the comprehensive utilization of waste resources;…