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Xi leads China's diplomacy to usher in new chapter in turbulent world
Xi leads China's diplomacy to usher in new chapter in turbulent world
China to widen opening up, expand market access for foreign investors, focusing on services sector cooperation in 2026: official China's foreign investment authorities have vowed to continue expanding market access and widening opening-up, with a stronger focus on services sector cooperation with overseas investors in the new year.
Spring Festival celebrations to amplify consumption As China heads into the Year of the Horse, consumer demand is being released earlier than usual, propelled by the country's longest Spring Festival holiday on record and a coordinated policy push aimed at turning seasonal spending into sustained economic momentum.
Chinese researchers achieve storage density breakthrough via novel ferroelectric materials Chinese researchers made a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials that promises to dramatically increase information storage density. Their findings were published in the journal Science on Friday.
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Home in Shandong | A Romanian bridge-builder’s decade-long bond with Shandong What makes a foreign land feel like home? As Shandong convenes its 2026 Two Sessions, our new series Home in Shandong uncovers the heartfelt moments when this province became a true home for its international residents. Three international friends in Shandong share their stories and answers. Though from different countries, they have all found a home and a future here. This episode brings us the story of Constantine Vuscan, Chief Representative of Cluj County of Romania in Shandong. Over the past decade, he has not only cultivated and built his life here but has also witnessed firsthand the rapid transformation and development of this land. More importantly, he has actively served as a bridge between Shandong and Romania, facilitating practical cooperation in business, education, and culture. Today, he has anchored both his family and career in Shandong, turning what was once a “faraway place” into a true home. Home in Shandong | A Romanian bridge-builder’s decade-long bond with Shandong
Shandong’s industrial added value expected to reach 3.3 trillion yuan by end of 14th Five-Year Plan period According to the press conference held by the Information Office of Shandong Provincial Government on December 8, since the launch of 14th Five-Year Plan, Shandong has prioritized its industrial economy as the flagship project for accelerating the new industrialization. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the province’s industrial added value is expected to rise from 2.3 to 3.3 trillion yuan, while its manufacturing share of GDP will remain stable at around 28%.
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China's Greater Bay Area GDP expected to top 15 trillion yuan in 2025
China's Greater Bay Area GDP expected to top 15 trillion yuan in 2025
China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is pushing forward with integration, with its combined economic output expected to surpass 15 trillion yuan (about 2.15 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, according to the annual session of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.
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Equine collectibles, keepsakes capture consumers' hearts
Equine collectibles, keepsakes capture consumers' hearts
Move over Labubu. Equine collectibles and keepsakes are capturing the hearts — and wallets — of consumers in the run-up to Chinese New Year.
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Xi leads China's diplomacy to usher in new chapter in turbulent world
Xi leads China's diplomacy to usher in new chapter in turbulent world
In the opening weeks of 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping's intensive bilateral and multilateral interactions spanning China's neighboring regions, Europe, North America and the Global South, have drawn widespread attention across the world.
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Relevant export controls on Japan are justified, lawful to curb the country's 're-militarization' and nuclear ambitions: MOFCOM
Relevant export controls on Japan are justified, lawful to curb the country's 're-militarization' and nuclear ambitions: MOFCOM
"As a responsible major country, China has consistently and actively fulfilled its international non-proliferation obligations. In accordance with laws and regulations, it has imposed controls on all dual-use items, prohibiting exports to Japan for military end-users, military purposes, or any end-use that contributes to enhancing Japan's military capabilities.
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Japan unqualified to seek a seat as a permanent member of UN Security Council: Chinese envoy to UN
Japan unqualified to seek a seat as a permanent member of UN Security Council: Chinese envoy to UN
Ambassador Sun Lei, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations addresses at the first meeting of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on January 21, 2026. Photo: Screenshot from UN website video
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Davos 2026 calls for dialogue amid rising global risks, slowing growth
Davos 2026 calls for dialogue amid rising global risks, slowing growth
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 opened on Monday in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, bringing together nearly 3,000 representatives from over 130 countries and regions to discuss major defining issues amid mounting global risks and slowing growth.
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New names reveal stories behind homegrown Chinese roses Inside a greenhouse at the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), a newly bred Chinese rose once known only as No.4815-27 blooms quietly among thousands of new varieties. The pink flower has recently been renamed "Jiaolong" in honor of a late official. Since the academy first invited the public to name newly bred Chinese rose varieties, the initiative has sparked enthusiastic responses.