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China’s LNG resilience hedges Hormuz risks

An aerial image captures an LNG vessel docking at a port in Tianjin on Jan 5. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China is well-positioned to navigate potential short-term supply shocks to liquefied natural gas imports despite escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, said a recently released industry report from BloombergNEF. As the world’s largest importer of LNG…

China’s LNG resilience hedges Hormuz risks

An aerial image captures an LNG vessel docking at a port in Tianjin on Jan 5. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China is well-positioned to navigate potential short-term supply shocks to liquefied natural gas imports despite escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, said a recently released industry report from BloombergNEF. As the world’s largest importer of LNG…

China’s LNG resilience hedges Hormuz risks

An aerial image captures an LNG vessel docking at a port in Tianjin on Jan 5. DU PENGHUI/XINHUA China is well-positioned to navigate potential short-term supply shocks to liquefied natural gas imports despite escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, said a recently released industry report from BloombergNEF. As the world’s largest importer of LNG…

China to further reform foreign investment framework

China will expand two-way investment cooperation by deepening reform of the institutional framework for promoting foreign investment and ensuring national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday. Delivering the annual government work report on behalf of the State Council at the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s…

China sets 2026 economic growth target at 4.5-5%

China is aiming for a GDP growth rate of at least 4.5 to 5 percent in 2026, according to a government work report that was submitted Thursday to the country’s top legislature for deliberation. Premier Li Qiang, who delivered the report at the opening of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress in…

Expert: 4.5%–5% growth target is ‘reasonable, necessary and achievable’

China setting this year’s GDP growth target at between 4.5 percent and 5 percent is both “reasonable, necessary”, and the target is also achievable, said Sun Xuegong, director-general of the department of policy study and consultation at the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research. He told China Perspective during an exclusive interview that the target aligns…

China’s GDP to grow by over 6 trillion yuan this year: economic planner

BEIJING — China’s GDP is expected to grow by over 6 trillion yuan (about $869.6 billion) this year, head of the country’s top economic planner said Friday. This economic expansion will provide solid support for employment, people’s well-being and risk prevention, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference…

China’s GDP to grow by over 6 trillion yuan this year: economic planner

BEIJING — China’s GDP is expected to grow by over 6 trillion yuan (about $869.6 billion) this year, head of the country’s top economic planner said Friday. This economic expansion will provide solid support for employment, people’s well-being and risk prevention, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference…

China’s GDP to grow by over 6 trillion yuan this year: economic planner

BEIJING — China’s GDP is expected to grow by over 6 trillion yuan (about $869.6 billion) this year, head of the country’s top economic planner said Friday. This economic expansion will provide solid support for employment, people’s well-being and risk prevention, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference…

Chinese NEVs taking to S. Asia streets

Customs officials check export-bound NEVs at a land port in Xizang autonomous region. KUNGA LESANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China’s new energy vehicle exports to South Asia through Xizang autonomous region border ports have surged to new heights, with 12,938 units exported in 2025, marking an impressive 6.8 percent year-on-year growth, said Lhasa Customs. This milestone underscores…