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Overseas buyers dig China’s mini excavators

A screen grab from a video uploaded by Norwegian YouTuber Frengen shows him trying out a mini excavator that he bought for less than $2,000 from Alibaba’s international marketplace. When the wooden crate finally arrived at the door of Norwegian YouTuber Frengen, he had anticipated something much closer to a toy than an actual tool.…

Policies deliver robust roadmap for growth

Editor’s Note: As China launches its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), policymakers are strengthening coordination between the “Export to China” and “Shopping in China” campaigns. The effort signals a clear commitment to expanding imports while promoting high-quality consumption. To explore what this means for global business, we invited executives from multinational corporations to share their perspectives…

Fresh investments to help Shanghai up value chain

A view of the Bund area of Shanghai. CHINA DAILY Fresh investment inflows into Shanghai by international big names and leading domestic industry players, featuring pioneering and future-oriented technologies, will help the city further move up the value chain and pave the way for high-quality economic growth, officials and executives said. Shanghai will step up…

Experts raise alarm on AI data poisoning

Regulators and experts in China have warned of “artificial intelligence data poisoning” after the annual 315 consumer rights gala, which was held on Sunday, exposed the fabrication of promotional content to influence AI-generated response. The findings of an investigation conducted by China Media Group, which were revealed during the live broadcast of the gala, showed…

Chinese innovations shine at Geneva event

GENEVA — The 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva concluded on Sunday in Switzerland, with the Chinese delegation impressing both visitors and judges with a diverse and innovative showcase of over 200 inventions, 90 of which won gold medals. This year, the Chinese delegation organized 237 invention projects across 212 booths, marking the largest scale.…

Chinese carmakers go local to grow globally

A large number of vehicles await loading for export at Longtan Port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Sept 11. FANG DONGXU/XINHUA Automakers in China are expanding their reach overseas more than ever — and increasingly, they are no longer just shipping cars. Last year, China exported 7.09 million new vehicles, up 21.1 percent year-on-year, making…

Washington’s unilateral trade probes opposed

China and the United States discussed the “possible extension” of existing bilateral tariff and non-tariff measures and floated the idea of establishing a working mechanism to promote bilateral trade and investment cooperation during their latest round of trade talks in Paris, France, a senior Chinese official said on Monday. Describing the one-and-a-half-days of talks as…

Chinese economy gets off to solid start in 2026

A container vessel docks at Tianjin Port in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin on Monday. DU PENGHUI / XINHUA China’s economy has got off to a solid start in 2026, with major indicators delivering better-than-expected results in the first two months of the year, laying the foundation for achieving the annual growth target and…

New shuttle transports Macao residents to Guangzhou hospital

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s first autonomous shuttle route dedicated to cross-border medical travel has started operations in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, aiming to improve transportation access for inbound tourists seeking medical services. The shuttle service, known as the “Hengqin-Macao Medical Line”, connects Hengqin Port with the Hengqin unit of the First…