Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng met with Jay Shambaugh, Under Secretary for International Affairs at U.S. Treasury and his delegation in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
The latest meeting in Beijing between high-ranking Chinese and United States officials indicated that the two countries are making continuing joint efforts to stabilize bilateral economic and trade ties through a pragmatic approach and candid communication, experts said on Tuesday.
China will take a number of measures to improve its business environment and attract more foreign investment, in order to strengthen the drive for high-quality economic development, officials said on Monday.
In order to meet the reasonable financing needs of Chinese real estate developers, a total of 17.86 billion yuan ($2.51 billion) in loans has been issued to 83 real estate-related projects included on the "white list".
Lack of investor confidence continues to affect the performance of the subdued A-share market, with industry experts calling for stronger policies to seize the right time window to inject more liquidity into the market and buoy overall sentiment.
China's outward direct investment (ODI) reached $147.9 billion last year, edging up 0.9 percent year-on-year, among which non-financial ODI grew 11.4 percent to $130.1 billion, said a report by accounting firm EY China.
To strengthen the governance of its rapidly growing carbon emissions trading market, China has unveiled a set of new rules aimed at preventing the falsification of carbon emissions data and penalizing offenders, officials said.
CSRC) said on Monday that it will closely monitor risks from pledged stocks and take targeted forceful measures to prevent such risks, noting that the current increase in major shareholders adding collateral to their stock pledge is of protective nature and will prevent forced liquidation.
The Chinese economy has shown new vitality in different industries as companies sign new orders and staff members are busy at production lines.
China's economic activity recovered broadly in line with the authorities' growth target of around 5 percent.
China's ongoing efforts to widen opening-up will make trade in services a pivotal driver in sustaining its economy and fostering fresh competitive advantages in the years ahead, said market observers and business executives.
They include measures for the administration of fixed-asset loans, working capital loans and personal loans.
Central authorities have unveiled a more detailed "road map" for the national rural vitalization strategy in its annual No 1 Central Document, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
The Ministry of Finance will moderately step up proactive fiscal policy adjustments this year while improving fiscal governance efficiency and effectiveness in order to expand domestic demand and boost economic recovery momentum, Wang Dongwei, vice-minister of finance.
Shanghai will continue making efforts in key areas, including better facilitating international trade and foreign business in the city, deepening the high-level opening-up of the free trade zone, accelerating the development of the pilot zone for Silk Road e-commerce cooperation.
As of Wednesday, 31 provincial-level regions in China had announced GDP growth targets of about or above 5 percent for 2024, as stronger momentum is expected to be unleashed in the new year.
China and Japan stand as important economic and trade partners for each other and both sides should maintain stable and smooth industrial and supply chains, and promote the healthy and stable development of economic and trade relations.
China will continue to be attractive for companies from the United States, thanks to its massive consumer market and well-established supply chain networks that are hard to replicate, business leaders and analysts said on Thursday.
China hopes that WTO members can abide by WTO rules in trade remedy investigations and not use trade remedy measures as trade protection tools, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
The China Tourism Academy estimates that the number of outbound visits exceeded 87 million in 2023, a twofold increase compared with the previous year. The figure is more than half of that in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world.
Hong Kong's economy rebounded in 2023, with its gross domestic product, or GDP, increasing by 3.2 percent in real terms over 2022, government data showed on Wednesday.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Wednesday said the city's banking system does not have high exposure to the debt-ridden developer China Evergrande, but noted the current challenging credit risk environment.
The value of China's trade in services grew by 10 percent year-on-year to 6.57 trillion yuan ($915.29 billion) in 2023, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Thursday.
An economist in the United States has expressed concern that the country will restrict trade with China in goods unrelated to national security, such as electric vehicles and batteries.
China's fiscal revenue rose 6.4 percent year-on-year to over 21 trillion yuan ($2.92 trillion) in 2023, while fiscal expenditure grew by 5.4 percent on a yearly basis to 27.46 trillion yuan.
Jilin province is expected to see stable growth in foreign trade this year, driven by deepening business ties between China and Russia, surging trade volume facilitated by cross-border e-commerce, and the nation's thriving automobile industry
China has found no new cases of concentration of business operators by platform companies since the implementation of the new Antimonopoly Law in August last year.
Several cities have rolled out the first lists of real estate projects eligible for financing in an effort to better support the nation's real estate development programs, China Construction News reported on Wednesday.
China will likely see a faster economic recovery this year amid robust government measures to tackle challenges including insufficient domestic demand and the troubled real estate sector, with a run of indicators suggesting the stabilization of the world's second-largest economy
The per capita Chinese families' tourism expenditure increased by 1,189 yuan ($167) in 2023 compared to 2020, showing a steady bounce back,according toareport on China's tourism sector prospects in 2023-2024.