Policies deliver robust roadmap for growth
Editor’s Note: As China launches its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), policymakers are strengthening coordination between the “Export to China” and “Shopping in China” campaigns. The effort signals a clear commitment…
Overseas buyers dig China’s mini excavators
A screen grab from a video uploaded by Norwegian YouTuber Frengen shows him trying out a mini excavator that he bought for less than $2,000 from Alibaba’s international marketplace. When…
Growth target seen as proactive and pragmatic
Workers manufacture gearboxes for new energy vehicles at a company in Wuhu, Anhui province, on Feb 10. XIAO BENXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — As 2026 marks the beginning of China’s…
Broader participation needed in basic research funding, expert says
China should further improve the structure of its research and development spending by raising the share devoted to basic research and encouraging broader participation from businesses, universities and society, said…
Gap between supply, demand needs systemic transformation
CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY China’s economic development is currently at a critical stage of transformation and upgrading. Easing the structural imbalance between strong supply and relatively weak demand has become a…
Renault ramping up EV strategy to stay competitive with Chinese rivals
Renault Group unveils the new strategic futuREady plan in France on March 10. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP Renault Group has unveiled a new strategic plan to keep pace with rapidly advancing Chinese…
Country ramps up efforts to strengthen service industry
A courier operates a drone to deliver food in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Jan 14. XU YAN/FOR CHINA DAILY China is ramping up efforts to strengthen the service sector as…
China’s central SOEs invest 1.1t yuan in Xinjiang during 14th Five-Year Plan period
BEIJING — China’s centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) invested a total of 1.1 trillion yuan (about $159 billion) in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region during the 14th Five-Year Plan period…
Relaxed travel pace stimulating range of consumer demand
As the nine-day Spring Festival holiday, the longest on record, receded into memory, my WeChat feed told a different story this year. Gone was the frantic, special-forces-style rush of the…
Industry body warns of OpenClaw risks in financial sector
China’s internet finance industry body has issued the country’s first financial sector-specific warning over the use of OpenClaw AI agents, raising alarm over potential financial risks posed by autonomous AI…