During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), China has deepened its integration into the global economy by expanding trade, boosting domestic consumption, and promoting high-quality investment. As the country opens wider to the world, it has not only advanced its own development but also contributed to shared growth globally. This infographic highlights key achievements from the past four years.
July 28, 2025China has strengthened its status as the world's second largest consumer market during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). The country's retail sales of consumer goods grew 5.5% on average annually over the past four years, and are expected to top 50 trillion yuan (US$7 trillion) in 2025, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said Friday.
July 18, 2025Despite challenges, China and the U.S. remain important trading partners, and cooperation is the only right path forward, said Commerce Minister Wang Wentao at a press conference Friday.
July 18, 2025Any attempt to forcibly "decouple" China-U.S. economic and trade ties is destined to fail, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Friday.
July 18, 2025China imported consumer goods worth 7.4 trillion yuan (about 1.03 trillion U.S. dollars) between 2021 and 2024, the first four years of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told a press conference Friday.
July 18, 2025China has seen robust trade and investment with countries participating in Belt and Road cooperation over the past years, vice commerce minister Li Chenggang told a press conference on Friday.
July 18, 2025The retail sales of consumer goods in China grew 5.5 percent on average annually over the past four years, and are expected to top 50 trillion yuan (about 7 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said Friday.
July 18, 2025China has achieved its target ahead of schedule for actual use of foreign direct investment (FDI) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), a commerce official said Friday.
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