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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'A very Chinese time,' and why it resonates globally
The "becoming Chinese" trend probably isn't about changing identity or citizenship. More likely, it reflects quiet appreciation for the social rhythms and values that underpin life in China today.
February 13, 2026
China's youth reinvent Chinese New Year traditions
Today's young Chinese prefer to celebrate the festival in their own way. While they continue to honor traditional customs, they also "reinvent" some of them by adding more fun and fashionable elements.
February 13, 2026
Spring Festival consumption reveals China's new economic momentum
With the Spring Festival just days away, China's annual rush to buy "nianhuo," or holiday goods, is offering a snapshot of an economy in transition, as younger shoppers are reshaping demand, imported products are becoming routine purchases and a government-backed trade-in program is unlocking new consumer spending.
February 11, 2026
Unmanned vans, drones and love: Smart machines accelerate Chinese New Year deliveries
Thanks to the increasingly widespread application of intelligent and efficient logistics equipment, items bearing good wishes for the Chinese New Year can now reach households more conveniently and swiftly than ever before.
February 11, 2026
Beyond matchmaking: Popular reality show reflects Chinese pursuit of post-retirement fulfillment
A reality dating show following five pairs of middle-aged singles has gone viral on Chinese social media recently. Its biggest hook is a rare focus on the emotional complexities of an older age group, allowing its audience to reconsider older generations and their right to love.
February 9, 2026
Global agribusinesses deepen roots in China's rural revitalization drive
As China advances comprehensive rural revitalization and bolsters food security, multinational agribusinesses are finding new impetus to deepen their engagement across the nation's extensive agricultural value chain -- from livestock breeding and feed supplies to product processing and rural services.
February 9, 2026
British businesses highlight ice-breaking spirit, opportunities in China
The "Icebreakers" Chinese New Year Dinner 2026 was held in London on Friday, drawing around 500 representatives from the Chinese and British business communities and other sectors. The event was jointly hosted by the 48 Group, the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, and the China-Britain Business Council.
February 9, 2026
Digital group chief highlights China's digital expertise, welcomes Chinese partnership
Deemah bint Yahya Al-Yahya, secretary-general of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), has commended China's digital economy expertise and voiced the organization's openness to collaborating with Chinese companies.
February 9, 2026
From Beijing to Milan, Olympics fuel China's winter sports
Beyond medals, the Olympic legacy has reshaped China's sports landscape, with indoor rinks and ski resorts flourishing across the south and an ice-and-snow industry poised to surpass 1 trillion yuan, redefining winter sports globally.
February 9, 2026
China drives farmers' income growth to expand demand, bolster economy
Official data showed that rural residents' per capita disposable income reached 24,456 yuan in 2025, up 6% year on year.
February 7, 2026
China's Spring Festival travel rush kicks off with more NEVs, holidaymakers
Early Monday, highways were already busy, while train stations and airports across China filled with travelers as the Spring Festival travel rush began ahead of the country's most important holiday.
February 3, 2026
Nuclear energy sector provides safe, clean power for China's green development
In January 2026, two nuclear power projects in east China's Fujian and Jiangsu provinces made important progress. In the same month, China's atomic energy law took effect, providing national-level support for its nuclear energy development.
February 2, 2026
China's expanding trillion-yuan GDP club highlights economic resilience
Despite global uncertainties and domestic challenges, more Chinese cities and provinces crossed key gross domestic product (GDP) thresholds in 2025, underscoring the country's high-quality regional development and economic resilience.
January 29, 2026
Growth gaining traction amid upbeat outlook
Foreign institutions and global executives are striking a broadly upbeat tone on China's economy in 2026 and are increasingly confident about new opportunities generated by high-quality growth, citing the country's economic resilience, strong policy support and faster technology-driven transformation.
January 26, 2026
Why China is widely recognized as a global leader in wind energy
Figures from the Chinese government and international institutions show that China is, in reality, an undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy -- both in terms of total installed capacity and technological strength.
January 26, 2026
China speeds up green transition, helping build clean, beautiful world
In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life, while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes, according to the National Energy Administration.
January 25, 2026
China charts a new course for economic stability
China's latest GDP figures show an economy holding firm in a troubled world. Growth in 2025 proved more resilient than many had expected. Yet the numbers point to something beyond mere endurance: they signal the early results of a strategic economic rebalancing that is increasingly the central theme of policy.
January 22, 2026