Category archives: Foreign

By Zhou Nan On the morning of March 5, the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing. The Chinese government work report delivered a series of impressive achievements and highlights, boosting people’s confidence in the future. These include a GDP exceeding 126 trillion yuan ($17.5 trillion), the creation of […]

By Peng Xunwen China’s cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 2.38 trillion yuan ($331.64 billion) in 2023, with a year-on-year growth of 15.6 percent. In particular, exports increased 19.6 percent from a year ago to 1.83 trillion yuan. Digital foreign trade forms, such as cross-border livestream commerce are becoming important channels for foreign trade companies […]

By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily If there were no fast logistics or delivery couriers, consumption in mountainous areas would be quite different. Li Xingying’s home is located deep in the Gaoligong Mountains in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Many years ago, she went to high school in another place in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture. When her […]

By Wang Jingyue This past winter, Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province just went viral, gaining huge fame on the internet as a tourism hot spot. According to statistics released by a big data research institute under Chinese technology company Sina, information about Harbin’s tourism began surging in late December last year. The total online […]

By People’s Daily The per capita disposable income of Chinese residents increased by 6.1 percent in real terms last year, outpacing the GDP growth during the same period. China created 12.44 million new urban jobs, maintaining overall stability in employment. Additionally, with price reductions and medical insurance reimbursement, negotiated drug prices in 2023 saved over […]

By Zhao Zhanhui, People’s Daily China’s State Council Information Office hosted a policy briefing on March 1, at which relevant officials from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and other departments were invited to introduce China’s efforts to optimize payment services and enhance payment convenience. Zhang Qingsong, deputy governor of the PBOC, noted that the […]

By Qi Yukun, People’s Daily Whenever he has time, Qian Haijun, a community manager in the customer service center of the power supply company of State Grid in Cixi, east China’s Zhejiang province, would conduct door-to-door research with a small notebook. Qian, also a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), discussed experiences of […]

By Zhong Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping called for focusing on high-quality development as the top priority and developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions during the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s national legislature. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee […]

By Li Xinping, Huang Fute, Lin Lili, People’s Daily This year, various regions and departments in China have been actively developing new quality productive forces, seeking new strategies and taking proactive measures. Deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) […]

By Zhang Jiaying, Wang Zi, People’s Daily The first “passage interviews” of ministers for the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing on March 5. Heads of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, […]