Russia’s decision greenlighting a visa-free policy for Chinese nationals was a reciprocal response to China’s earlier visa-free pilot policy for Russian citizens, which will greatly ease cross-border travel and is seen as a key step in deepening people-to-people ties while also boosting practical cooperation across sectors, experts said. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree…
China, amid growing headwinds, has once again sent a clear message to the world: It will remain committed to high-standard opening-up, an unwavering stance that fuels its own sustained growth and offers the world greater access to its super-sized market, economists and executives said. Beijing has outlined a clear road map, one that will better…
China’s sharpened emphasis on building a strong domestic market underscores the country’s long-term resolve to bolster economic resilience and development security amid external challenges as it gears up for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), economists and policy advisers said. The Central Economic Work Conference, they said, has signaled potential new measures to strengthen domestic demand…
Exhibitors conduct a live streaming event at the booth of a New Zealand honey brand at the Food and Agricultural Products exhibition area during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in East China’s Shanghai, on Nov 6, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China will ramp up efforts in import-boosting initiatives and advancing its strategy for helping balance…
An aerial view shows skyscraper clusters in Lujiazui, a cutting-edge financial center and bustling commercial district in Shanghai, on Aug 23, 2025. LI JUNQIN/FOR CHINA DAILY China is successfully positioning itself as a reliable partner amid uncertainty, while the United States administration’s policies have had a net negative effect for US power and influence in…
Global value chains are not retreating but are becoming more digital, more regional, and increasingly shaped by security concerns amid geopolitical tensions, climate pressures and rapid technological change, experts from home and abroad said on Thursday. This has made global value chains more resilient and indispensable to the functioning of the world economy, they said,…
BEIJING – China will roll over 750 billion yuan ($106 billion) in special treasury bonds that will mature on Friday, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. As the 750 billion yuan of treasury bonds issued in 2007 will mature on Dec 12, the ministry will issue an equivalent amount to designated banks on the interbank…
A cargo vessel is loaded up with containers at a container terminal of Hong Kong, South China, May 22, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The World Bank has raised its forecast for China’s 2025 economic growth to 4.9 percent on Thursday, up 0.4 percentage points from its previous projection. Accommodative fiscal and monetary policies supported the revised forecast,…
A staff member promotes products via live-streaming at a culture and tourism industrial demonstration base in Shijiazhuang city, North China’s Hebei province, Nov 11, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Facing external uncertainties and a persistent slump in the property sector, China is expected to roll out more robust initiatives to stimulate consumption in 2026, in an effort to…
People visit the exhibition area of BYD at the 7th e-SALON in Prague, the Czech Republic, Nov 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China welcomes the European Union’s efforts to restart negotiations on price undertakings concerning Chinese-made battery electric vehicles and appreciates its return to resolving differences through dialogue, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Price undertakings…