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China set to leverage capital markets to fuel tech ambitions
China is poised to leverage its capital markets to bankroll a new generation of hard-tech startups, rolling out long-term funding, national merger vehicles and an overhaul of its Nasdaq-style board.
March 19, 2026
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China's economy remains a sturdy anchor in choppy waters
The curtain fell last Thursday on an important political gathering in China this year. As the "two sessions" concluded, Beijing sent an unequivocal message to a world grappling with heightened uncertainty: China will remain the most stable engine of the global economy.
March 17, 2026
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China's five-year blueprint set to fast-track tech adoption on factory floor
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), adopted on Thursday, places the integration of technological and industrial innovation in a prominent position, aiming to move lab-born technologies onto factory floors to unlock trillion-yuan opportunities across its real economy sectors.
March 16, 2026
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China's landmark legislation offers impetus to global green development
Chinese lawmakers on Thursday voted to adopt the Ecological and Environmental Code at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress. As China's second formal statutory code following the adoption of the Civil Code in 2020, the legislation aims to protect the ecological environment and promote green development through the strictest systems and the most rigorous rule of law.
March 14, 2026
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China approves 2026-2030 blueprint, maps out high-quality path toward modernization
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development sets a slew of goals, with high-quality development high on the agenda. Key indicators span areas including economic development, innovation, public well-being, green transition, and security. Many of the indicators focus on people's livelihoods, sending a clear signal that development is ultimately meant to benefit the people.
March 13, 2026
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China's two sessions highlight innovation, promote shared growth
With embodied artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces and 6G mobile communications featuring prominently in documents released during the "two sessions," innovation is set to drive China's high-quality development in the new stage.
March 13, 2026
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China's five-year roadmap bets big on innovation in strategic leap
Inside Beijing's conference rooms, the final draft of China's 15th Five-Year Plan is being scrutinized. A centerpiece of the top-level roadmap sets out a profound internal gear shift to transform the world's factory into a global innovation powerhouse by 2030.
March 10, 2026
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How AI powers China's push toward sporting powerhouse goals
At a middle school in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, the new spring semester has brought an unusual companion to the playground: artificial intelligence (AI).
March 10, 2026
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China's AI push shaping a burgeoning 'smart economy'
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly moves from laboratories to solve problems in factories, hospitals and supply chains, Chinese policymakers have set their sights high, anticipating the rise of a "smart economy."
March 10, 2026
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China ramps up consumption push as policy priorities set through 2030
Getting people to spend more has emerged as a major economic task for China in 2026 and beyond, aligning with the country's broader shift toward a consumption-driven growth model.
March 9, 2026
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Global observers call China's economic growth target proactive, pragmatic
As 2026 marks the opening year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period, the country's economic outlook is drawing close global attention.
March 9, 2026
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China targets quality growth in 2026 and beyond amid weakening global economy
For a global economy straining under the weight of trade tensions, geopolitical fragmentation and weak growth, China's dual pledges -- to sustain its own steady expansion and to open its vast market further to the world -- offer a rare note of predictability.
March 6, 2026
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China leads shift to IQ Era, says president of ChinaEU
This year's MWC highlights the deep convergence of telecommunications, AI, robotics, cloud computing, and next-generation network technologies. Luigi Gambardella, president of the international digital association ChinaEU said Chinese companies are leading the global acceleration towards an "IQ era" of Intelligence-Driven Infrastructure.
March 5, 2026
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China kicks off annual 'two sessions' with spotlight on new five-year plan
China on Wednesday began its annual "two sessions," an event that carries extra weight this year as it is set to unveil a new development plan for the world's second-largest economy.
March 5, 2026
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Virtues of planning ahead: Why five-year plans work for China
When China's national lawmakers and political advisers gather in Beijing for the annual "two sessions," one document will stand out: a draft 15th Five-Year Plan, the blueprint that will guide the world's second-largest economy from 2026 to 2030.
March 4, 2026
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What to watch at China's 'two sessions' as new five-year plan begins
As China enters a fresh planning cycle, the "two sessions" offer a window into how the country aims to advance its high-quality development and sustain the momentum of its reform in an ever-changing global landscape.
March 3, 2026
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China's first national standard system for humanoid robotics poised to spur industry development
China has taken a significant step toward regulating its rapidly growing humanoid robotics sector with the release of its first-ever national standard system, a move that industry experts say will accelerate technological iteration, reduce production costs and pave the way for mass commercialization.
March 3, 2026
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Explainer: What is driving China's rapid rise in robots?
Why has China's robotics industry developed so rapidly? What opportunities might this momentum create for the world?
March 3, 2026
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Upcoming 'two sessions' set stage for strong start to China's new five-year plan
As the annual national "two sessions" approach, China is expected to send strong and fresh signals on pushing high-quality development, leveraging greater policy and reform support to ensure steady economic growth and social progress.
March 3, 2026
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Elderly fitness fuels silver economy in China
As China's population ages at speed, its roughly 300 million seniors are trying to find new ways to grow old with dignity, purpose and good health. Physical fitness for seniors has emerged as one of the pillars of that shift, as well as a new frontier for both public policy and private enterprise.
March 2, 2026
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Snowscapes, vineyards, and beyond: the rural revitalization in China's villages
China's rural revitalization strategy, launched at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2017, aims to achieve basic modernization of agriculture and rural areas by 2035.
February 28, 2026
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Understanding common prosperity through China's new five-year blueprint
Over the past months, widening income gaps and strains on social security in some of the world's most developed capitalist countries have become a heated topic of discussion in China and beyond.
February 28, 2026
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How China's poverty alleviation efforts inspire rural revitalization abroad
Located deep in China's Wuling Mountains, Shibadong Village is widely known as the birthplace of "targeted poverty alleviation." This approach became a cornerstone of China's successful national campaign to eradicate poverty.
February 27, 2026
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China's updated trade law redefines opening up
China has overhauled its core foreign trade legislation for the first time in over two decades, a move that reinforces the country's commitments to high-level opening up and adaptation to a fast-changing global trading order. The revised Foreign Trade Law, which will come into effect on Sunday, sets out clearer rules for market access, business support, and security safeguards.
February 26, 2026
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China's governance contributes wisdom, strength to a brighter future of humanity
As an early spring thaw settles over Lake Geneva, the Palais des Nations, home to the United Nations Office at Geneva, is buzzing with renewed diplomatic energy. In a city long recognized as a hub of international law and a bastion of multilateral diplomacy, global voices have once again gathered to navigate the complex challenges of a modern era.
February 26, 2026
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China's Spring Festival spending boosts business for global markets
During the Chinese New Year holiday, China's consumer market has remained vibrant, with bustling shopping malls and heavy travel flows reflecting robust domestic demand and growing global appeal.
February 25, 2026
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Intl visitors enjoy 'very Chinese time' in New Year traveling, shopping
Although the Spring Festival used to be a low season for inbound travel, this year, more international tourists flew in to experience the country's most important time for family reunions.
February 20, 2026
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China's tech gallop in the Year of the Horse
As the Year of the Horse approaches, festive greetings across China are filled with idioms referring to this auspicious zodiac animal, in conveying good wishes.
February 14, 2026
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China's Spring Festival holiday outbound travel boom to gallop Asia-Pacific tourism
As the 2026 Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse, approaches, China's outbound tourism market is poised for a boom driven by an unusually long holiday and growing demand for cross-border travel, while the Asia-Pacific region, from Southeast Asian hubs like Thailand and Cambodia to Australia's sun-soaked shores, stands to reap huge rewards.
February 14, 2026
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How the Spring Festival channels mobility, time and consumption
China's Spring Festival has long been described as the world's largest annual migration. Increasingly, however, the travel rush functions as more than a transport challenge. It has become a high-density platform for cultural distribution, where mobility, leisure time and seasonal spending converge.
February 13, 2026