China's core artificial intelligence (AI) industry scale is expected to exceed the 1-trillion-yuan ($140 billion) benchmark in 2025, according to industry data, a trend that experts said highlights the vast potential of the country's AI development, driven by broader application scenarios, technological progress and policy support.

When South Korean office worker Park Ji-hoon touched down in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, he had one goal: to catch the final show of Katy Perry's China tour.

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2026, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The meeting comes at a critical point, as 2025 marks the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and 2026 will be the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). These graphics illustrate the great achievements over the past several years, the blueprint for sustained, high-quality growth, as well as growing global confidence in China's development.

“I believe that given China's 8 percent growth potential, achieving average annual growth of 5–6 percent before 2035 is realistic. Using the same analytical framework, China should retain around 6 percent growth potential between 2036 and 2049, enabling 3–4 percent annual growth. If achieved, China's per capita GDP could reach half that of the US by 2049,” Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank, told the Global Times.

The predictability of the Chinese economy is encouraging, said Chris Torrens, Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, in an interview with the Global Times, commenting on the Chinese economic prospects.

Mexico's Congress is reportedly set to vote this week on proposed tariffs on China, despite fierce opposition from relevant Mexican businesses, according to media reports. A Chinese expert said on Wednesday that if implemented, the move could cause major disruptions for some key Mexican industries.

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.7 percent year-on-year in November, the highest since March 2024, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday.

The 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) was anything but ordinary - China's economy has advanced steadily and reached new heights, fully demonstrating its distinctive advantages.

Chinese AI powerhouse DeepSeek on December 1 released two major upgrades - DeepSeek-V3.2 and the high-compute DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale - continuing its aggressive campaign to be shoulder-to-shoulder with its global rivals.

At tech exhibitions across China in recent months, artificial intelligence (AI) glass stands have quietly become some of the busiest spots in the exhibition halls. Visitors rotate through different frames, ask about battery life and comfort, or record the demo screens on their phones. Lines form during peak hours, and staff are explaining non-stop.

China launched an international science program focused on fusion burning plasma research in Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui Province, on November 24, while opening major fusion research platforms to global scientists for joint scientific innovations, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Siyi Village in Panjiawan Town of Jiayu County, Xianning, Central China's Hubei Province, on November 5, 2024, according to the Xinhua News Agency. A year later, reporters visited Siyi Village to depict how the ripples stirred up by that historic day spread across this land.

At the Tieshan Port Public Wharf in Beihai, a key transportation hub in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the scene resembles a vast shelf displaying goods from around the world.

The central theme of economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) is to promote high-quality development. Achieving this requires accelerating high-level technological self-reliance and actively fostering new quality productive forces.

Speed. This is the buzzword frequently used to describe Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, by a group of German media professionals who visited the city to attend the 16th Media Forum China-Germany and a study tour from November 10 to 15, the first China-foreign bilateral media dialogue held in Shenzhen after it was announced as the host city of the 2026 APEC meeting.

China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity also needs China. Openness, cooperation, and mutual benefit are key to decoding Chinese modernization.

The Chinese market remains extremely important to Thailand's tourism industry in terms of both value and volume, Siriges-A-Nong Trirattanasongpol, executive director of East Asia Region at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Friday, noting that "it is essential for us to build confidence among travelers to Thailand so they can enjoy a safe, free and happy journey."

China Rural Revitalization magazine has published a series of articles on the rapid development and transformation of rural China. The articles reflect the arduous efforts of rural revitalization across the country, which is an important and genuine solution to China's rural economic development. In the future, articles selected from this series will be published.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) stressed that in the upcoming five years, the country will "fully and faithfully apply the new development philosophy on all fronts" and "seek to share opportunities and achieve common development with the rest of the world."

The guiding concepts integrated into China's development philosophy, featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, clearly define the direction the country has followed since 2015 and, more decisively, since the concepts' inclusion in China's Constitution in 2018. The deepening of this strategy, emphasizing growth, technological advancement, and a balanced relationship between domestic and external markets, represents the natural evolution of the Chinese model.

As the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) winds up, the adoption of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has clarified China's strategic direction centered on high-quality development. Among the ideas of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development, opening-up serves not only as an essential path to national prosperity, but also as a key lever for advancing global cooperation.

"Coordination" is an important part of China's new development philosophy, and is adequately reflected in the recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development, adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC.

Foreign government and business representatives praised the rapid progress of China's green transformation and they expressed expectations for deeper cooperation with Chinese enterprises in the green sector, as the world's second-largest economy has made strides to help cut global carbon footprint.

As an international financial center and risk management center, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is best positioned to continue the dual role of "super-connector" and "super value-adder" for Chinese mainland enterprises looking to expand globally, Stephen Yiu Kin-wah, chairman of the Insurance Authority (IA) of the HKSAR, told the Global Times in a written interview on Thursday.

China remains Canada's second-largest trading partner and continues to be a key market for Canadian companies, David Perez-Des Rosiers, chief representative of the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) Beijing, said in an interview with the Global Times, indicating the continuous commitment of Canadian businesses to Chinese market.

"Chinese society as a whole embraces artificial intelligence (AI) in an unprecedented way, which I haven't seen in other countries, and I feel really excited about this development," Jun S. Liu, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, told the Global Times in an interview in Beijing on Thursday.

Indonesia has maintained very close cooperation with China across a wide range of areas, from traditional sectors such as infrastructure to emerging fields like big data management, green transformation, and finance, where the two countries share strong complementarities and vast potential for deeper collaboration, an Indonesian envoy told the Global Times at the ongoing Annual Conference of the Financial Street Forum 2025.

Chinese shipbuilders' liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank deliveries are set to reach a record high in October with a total of four fifth-generation high value-added, high-tech LNG carriers being delivered, marking the first time the number reached four in a single month, the Beijing Daily reported.

Industrial robots on production lines are a vivid example of China's technological innovation. The newly published the Explanation of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) for National Economic and Social Development targets a modern industrial system and high-level tech self-reliance, guiding manufacturing upgrades. From record-high localization of core components to deep penetration in new energy and pharmaceuticals, and from "machine substitution" to human-robot collaboration, industrial robots boost efficiency while creating new roles in smart maintenance. Currently, China's industrial robotics sector is entering a historic shift from a follower to a leader - a gateway to tech self-sufficiency and high-quality economic growth under the new development philosophy.

Financial resources will focus on intelligent, green and integrated directions, support the upgrading of traditional industries and promote the growth of emerging and future industries, Li Yunze, head of China's National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), said at the opening ceremony of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum (FSF) 2025 on Monday, sending a fresh signal of the country's financial support for innovations.

The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, outlined multiple objectives for China's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30). I believe the country's next five-year plan will witness an acceleration of success achieved through fostering the high-quality development and new quality productive forces.

China's tech company Wingtech, the parent company of Nexperia, reported on Friday a positive growth ranging from semiconductor to auto businesses in its third quarter financial report, despite external challenges.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart on his first visit to Asia since taking office, with stops in Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, according to the Canadian Press News.

At every critical historical juncture, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has consistently been able to scientifically grasp the historical direction and evolving circumstances, formulate correct political strategies and tactics, and guide the Chinese people to overcome numerous risks and challenges and always stay at the forefront of the times.

Editor's Note: Since 2012, China has witnessed an extraordinary economic transition, with historic achievements in all aspects of the economy from its size to its quality. How could the economy maintain stable growth during a tumultuous period in the global geoeconomic landscape? In October 2015, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a new development philosophy featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared growth, guiding the country in overcoming various risks and challenges, and keeping alive the China economic miracle.

The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) expressed strong opposition and condemnation to the Dutch government's recent decision to seize control of Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act, the Chinese chamber said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Tuesday.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xizang Autonomous Region and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Recently, Global Times (GT) reporter Ma Tong interviewed Marcos Cordeiro Pires (Pires), a professor at the Department of Political and Economic Sciences of São Paulo State University in Brazil, to discuss China's remarkable achievements in its work on ehtinic affairs and advacing modernization and coordinated development in these regions.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Sunday slammed the US' announcement that claimed Washington will impose 100 percent tariffs on China and impose export controls on all critical software, saying that willful threats of high tariffs are not the right way to get along with China, while vowing to surely take resolute measures to protect the country's legitimate rights and interests if the US insists on going the wrong way.

Amid the headwinds facing economic globalization, certain countries have attempted to restructure global industrial chains through trade protectionism, which poses serious challenges to the multilateral trading system.

As China nears the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) and accelerates the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), its pursuit of high-quality economic development is entering a new and critical stage. Technology innovation, as the main driving force of high-quality growth, is evolving from an engine that propels progress into a key force reshaping the nation's economic landscape.

On September 23, drizzling rain fell upon North China's Tianjin, shrouding the Bohai Bay in the distance in a thin mist. After about 20-minute drive along the Bohai Bay, a "rainbow port" featuring vibrant quay cranes, gantry cranes and containers jump into sight. This is the world's first smart and zero-carbon terminal - a flagship template of world-class green port that Tianjin builds under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

The Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) will bring new markets and opportunities for cooperation between Singapore and China, as enterprises of the two countries will feel directly tangible benefits including smoother customs processes, said Low Yen Ling, senior minister of Singapore for the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

With the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), economic cooperation between ASEAN and China is expected to reach new heights, particularly in new areas like e-commerce, digital trade, and digital payments, which very important, particularly in the context of current global economic dynamics, said ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.

Amid a century of profound changes, China, standing at a crossroads faced by the world, always fosters certainty, opportunity, and future-oriented growth through its high-quality development.

At the 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, visitors stopped to watch a dexterous robotic hand play an electric piano. Its five fingers moved in coordination, striking each key with precision. While it resembled a performance, it was actually a precise engineering demonstration by BrainCo, where every keystroke was pre-programmed to highlight the dexterity of the hand.

Nvidia is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture, with performance expected to surpass that of its H20 chip, Reuters reported. The news comes amid lingering concerns about security risks of Nvidia chips.

The final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan is already halfway through. How has China's economy performed in the first half of 2025? How to carry out economic work going forward? Now is the time to better leverage development opportunities, potential and advantages.

China's capital market has shown sustained vitality in recent days, with the Shanghai Composite Index holding above 3,700 points on Tuesday as northbound capital, or funds invested from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region into the mainland via stock connect programs, continued to log steady net inflows.

Editor's Note: How are Chinese ports navigating fierce global competition to bolster the resilience of China's foreign trade? In the fourth installment of the series, Global Times reporters visited Lianyungang Port in East China's Jiangsu Province to see how this vital Belt and Road gateway — home to China's first all-electric tugboat fleet and the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base — has evolved into a major international freight hub through green innovation, landmark infrastructure projects, and extending global connections.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) glasses are sold out. We've only got these few samples left, and they're not for sale," said Wang Junwen, CEO of Yangyang Digital Technology Co in Yiwu International Trade City, with an apologetic smile, as she waved bye-bye to groups of customers. Since putting AI-series electronics on the shelves in May, Wang has received swarms of overseas buyers daily.

Since the new era, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has, with great political courage, vigorously promoted theoretical exploration and innovation, and deepened understanding of the ruling laws of Communist parties, as well as the laws of socialist construction and the development of human society, forming Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

China Rural Revitalization magazine has published a series of articles on the rapid development and transformation of rural China. The articles reflect the arduous efforts of rural revitalization across the country, which is an important and genuine solution to China's rural economic development. In the future, articles selected from this series will be published.

"I used to skip tax refunds altogether because I hate waiting in long airport queues. But now, with the instant refund in-store, I actually feel like buying even more cosmetics before I leave [China]," Faiz Rayyan, a student from Malaysia who plans to return to his hometown during the summer holidays, told the Global Times on Sunday.

China's second quarter 2025 GDP growth of 5.2 percent, 5.3 percent for the first half-year as a whole, exceeded the expectations in much of the Western media, given international economic turbulence.

European businesses expressed enthusiasm to further tap into potential cooperation in greenfield cooperation with their Chinese partners, following the release of a joint statement on climate change by Chinese and EU leaders that injects new impetus into collaboration in the booming green sector.

Amid escalating trade tensions and a renewed focus on supply chain resilience, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is leveraging its institutional advantages under the "one country, two systems" framework to build a globally connected business ecosystem rooted in innovation, finance, legal infrastructure, and international talent, offering Chinese mainland manufacturers and tech firms a dual pathway to upgrade and expand globally, Loretta Lee, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), told the Global Times in an interview during the the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo.

South Africa is happy to be part of BRICS, and sees this as an anchor for countries of the Global South to cooperate even more strongly, particularly in the face of rising protectionism and unilateralism, said visiting South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile, urging countries to work together to push for multilateralism.

China stands ready to work with Russia to continue deepening cooperation on transport, and tap the potential for transit transport, so as to facilitate cross-border travels, attract more mutual visits of tourists, and further enrich the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.

China and Australia are highly complementary, with mutual demand across various areas that drive cooperation today, said Vaughn Barber, chairman of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce (AustCham), in an exclusive written interview with the Global Times, expressing expectations for deeper cooperation between the two major trading partners as a veteran Australian business representative.

The Chinese market is an important strategic market for Australian wine exports and consumers in China continue to actively seek out and enjoy Australian wine, Penfolds Managing Director Tom King said in a written interview with the Global Times, indicating the strong potential for growth of the Chinese market for Australian wine.

China Rural Revitalization magazine has published a series of articles on the rapid development and transformation of rural China. The articles reflect the arduous efforts of rural revitalization across the country, which is an important and genuine solution to China's rural economic development. In the future, articles selected from this series will be published.

Looking back at the first half of 2025, the key word for Bao Haigang, a merchant in Yiwu, known as the world's "supermarket" in East China's Zhejiang Province, is "busy." On Monday, when reached by the Global Times, Bao said he was in the middle of a business meeting and he could spare only a few minutes. During the brief interview, Bao described strong growth in his export business.

Forty years ago, residents described Xiamen in East China's Fujian Province as having "uneven roads, dim streetlights, unreliable telephone service, and tap water frequently cut off."

The Chinese business community in the EU expects more institutionalized dialogue between China and the EU on trade and investment, as well as greater engagement in the green transition, digital transformation, and high-end manufacturing — areas with vast potential for win-win collaboration, Fang Dongkui, Secretary General of the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, said in an exclusive written interview with the Global Times on Thursday.

Prices of photovoltaic (PV) modules have fallen to just above 0.6 yuan ($0.08) per watt, over 100 car models have initiated price reductions, and energy storage system bidding prices keep hitting new lows. For some time, disorderly price wars and homogenized competitions have become prominent signs of "rat race" competition in certain industries. Under these circumstances, unrestrained competition distorts market mechanisms and hinders high-quality development.

Grassroots governance is the cornerstone of national governance. President Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important expositions on grassroots governance. These provide essential guidance and a scientific blueprint for promoting the modernization of grassroots governance in the new era.

Finance is the core of the modern economy and the lifeblood of national economy.

About 50 kilometers east of Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, vast green meadows are spanned by wind turbines, their blades cutting elegant arcs through the air. This is the Akmola wind power cluster, a project built and invested in by a Chinese company.

As China's consumer market continues to expand and diversify, international theme park operators are ramping up their presence in the country, betting on the growing appetite for immersive entertainment and family-friendly leisure experiences.

Chinese investment has already played a transformative role in Bangladesh's infrastructure and industrial development, Al Mamun Mridha, former secretary general of the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told the Global Times on Monday, highlighting the close ties between the two countries and the significant role China has played in the South Asian country's development as this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Several electric unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft makers are attending the ongoing 3rd Exhibition of Technology and Education in Civil Aviation being held in Beijing, and companies indicate that they are applying for the type certificate for commercial flights.

China will further consolidate the role of state-level economic and technological development zones in attracting foreign investment amid its continuous opening-up efforts, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Tuesday at a press conference.

LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort on Monday held a handover ceremony, where the project team presented a key made of Lego bricks to the operations team, marking the final sprint toward the official opening of the first LEGOLAND in China.

Shandong Province serves as a window into the modernization and smart development of Chinese ports. This is the first installment of the series.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Wednesday called the US attempt to globally ban advanced Chinese computing chips a typical move of "unilateral bullying and protectionism" that seriously undermines the global semiconductor industrial and supply chains, warning that any organization or individual implementing or assisting with these US measures will face legal consequences.

Chile and China share a strong relationship, with both sides working to ensure stable trade flows amid global uncertainty and considering ways to expand trade, Rodrigo Yañez, secretary-general of the Federation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA) and a former vice trade minister of Chile, said in an interview with the Global Times.

What is the outlook for China's economy at a time when the global economic recovery is being hampered? Various parties have given their analyses from different perspectives, and two recent datasets have attracted attention.

The Chinese toy company POP MART has captured global attention with the recent opening of new stores in the US and the UK, drawing long queues. A Chinese expert noted that this trend underscores the growing international appeal and expanding global footprint of Chinese self-developed toy brands, despite global trade headwinds.

A growing number of international observers believe that in this era of global turbulence, China has demonstrated through its actions that it is a trustworthy partner to build a better future with the world - a nation that represents certainty, future potential, and opportunities.

The US Trade Representative's so-called Section 301 investigation and related restrictions on China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors are expected to trigger a chain reaction that could worsen inflation in the US and threaten the fundamental stability of global supply chains.

The US government has grown accustomed to scapegoating other nations for its domestic problems, yet such tactics fail to address underlying structural issues. The current administration's irrational escalation of tariff policies will ultimately harm not only its own consumers and businesses but also the global economy.

John Davis, a media professional based in California, the US, warned that the trade war is hitting ordinary Americans hard. "Major media outlets are reporting panic buying at supermarkets, while car dealerships are even seeing a run on imported vehicles," Davis told the Global Times. “I just hope the US administration won't keep going further down this wrong path.”

At 4 pm in Beijing's CBD, Ye Ran, a 28-year-old office worker, quickly replied to emails while sipping bottled coffee and casually popping a small bag of ginseng slices into her mouth. "Working late is routine, but I still need to look after myself," Ye told the Global Times.

At this year's Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference in South China's Hainan Province, one topic has gained much attention: the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - and its critical role in promoting regional and global development amid various challenges.

Warmer spring weather is driving growth in tourism and service markets, creating substantial opportunities for outdoor gear suppliers, the Global Times has learned.

A Chinese research team has developed a silicon photonic integrated high-order mode multiplexer chip, enabling ultra-high-capacity on-chip optical data transmission, the Global Times learned from Fudan University on Thursday.

China's autonomous driving start-up Pony.ai has officially launched its Robotaxi service connecting the Beijing South Railway Station with the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), according to the company on Thursday.

China's healthcare authority on Wednesday issued a pricing guideline for neural system care services, which specifically listed brain-computer interface (BCI) as an independent category, paving the way for the rapid clinical application of BCI technology in clinical use.

On a breezy Sunday afternoon along Shenzhen Bay, a sleek humanoid robot sporting metallic limbs and laser-focused sensors sprinted past joggers and cyclists, with its fluid strides mirroring a human athlete.

Recently, the International Electrotechnical Commission officially released the world's first international standard for elderly care robots, led by China. Some argue that with the standard's implementation, the era of "robotic elderly care" has arrived. During this year's two sessions, National People's Congress deputies and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) members actively offered their suggestions for the development of this cutting-edge technology and the emerging industry.

China should establish undergraduate programs in brain-computer interface (BCI) at top universities and develop a multi-disciplinary BCI industry-education integration community to enhance long-term, integrated training for top-tier innovative talent in related fields, Ming Dong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of Tianjin University, told the Global Times on the sidelines of this year's two sessions.

Foreign chambers in China voiced their optimism for the potential and opportunities outlined in the Government Work Report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Wednesday. With the nation setting a GDP growth target of around 5 percent for 2025, the report reflects strong confidence in the stable development of the world's second-largest economy, despite increasing global uncertainties and challenges.

A netizen on people.cn posed the question: "I came across a set of data: China has been connected to the internet for over 30 years, with the number of internet users exceeding 1.1 billion, among which about 250 million are generative artificial intelligence (AI) users. What does this '250 million' mean?"

In the globally trending animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2, the jaw-dropping visuals, together with its seamless blend of story-telling, have captivated audiences worldwide. But there is an unseen force behind the visual feast - computing power, which plays a crucial role in the film's artistically visual effects.

China's GDP grew by 5 percent in 2024, surpassing 130 trillion yuan ($17.82 trillion) for the first time, successfully achieving pre-set key economic and social development goals.

India's reported plan to impose temporary tariffs against imports of Chinese steel reveal of the lack competitiveness in India's own steel industry and will be counterproductive to India's domestic development, a Chinese expert said on Thursday.

Despite a complex international environment, foreign financial institutions have kept on increasing their investment in Chinese market in 2024, eyeing huge dividends brought about by the country's long-term development potential. At the critical moment for promoting high-quality economic growth, a series of important meetings and pro-growth policies set the direction for the reform and opening-up. This article is one of a series looking back at China's economic work this year and also sheds light on domestic consumption.

Tunisia embraces free trade and open market and oppose trade protectionism, and it values China's open economy for sharing global opportunities, Tunisian Ambassador to China Adel Elarbi told the Global Times in a recent exclusive interview.

China has become a global forerunner in terms of robot density, overtaking Germany and Japan to occupy the No.3 spot globally in the rankings of the use of robots in industry last year, according to an annual report released by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report underscored the growing competitiveness of China's industrial robot sector that is buoyed by tech innovation, massive manufacturing market and policy boost.

Recently, two sets of freshly-released data about "China Cars" underscore the latest achievements of China's reform and opening-up.