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Through its opening up, China offers the world a vast market, a complete industrial system and abundant application scenarios, turning its own development into a major opportunity for the global community

The AI agenda

The spring of AI has arrived, but its fruits depend on the seeds we sow today

A code to protect our home

Chinese lawmakers adopted the Ecological and Environmental Code at this year's plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 12, after deliberations

Vision 2030

The Two Sessions brought together China's legislators and political advisors, as well as wisdom collected from experts and industry to chart China's path forward

Freezing temps, boiling demand

As China's 2025-26 ice and snow season kicked into high gear last month, against the backdrop of the Spring Festival holiday (February 15-23) and the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy (February 6-22), the country turned its coldest months into one of its hottest economic drivers

The homecoming revolution

A growing wave of urban professionals, college graduates and migrant workers are returning to their hometowns in rural China to start businesses

A year in cinema

The film industry achieved spectacular growth in 2025, mainly driven by a surge in the popularity of animated films

The discipline drive

Five-year plans are comprehensive blueprints for China's development, outlining goals, strategies and priorities for each five-year period. As the inaugural year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, 2026 sets the tone for the journey ahead

Transformation on track

As global economic growth slows and remains uneven and uncertain, China's transition is encouraging not only for the people of the country, but for all those whose livelihoods are connected to China's economy

Collaboration for innovation

Enhancing innovation-driven development to accelerate the cultivation of new growth drivers is one of the major strategic tasks for China's economic work in 2026

Righting the ship

Major-country competition, geopolitical conflict, hegemonism and unilateralism all intensified in 2025
People first

Prioritizing people's wellbeing is both a principled choice and a practical strategy