By Zhou Shanshan China, a nation of immense scale with its vast population, sprawling geography, and millennia-old civilization, defies simplistic categorization. Two recent viral stories involving internet influencers – one international and one domestic – provide nuanced insights into this ancient yet dynamically evolving society. The first involves American influencer IShowSpeed, whose global livestreaming adventures…
By Li Weijun, People’s Daily On a recent spring morning at Youyiguan Port, known as Friendship Pass, on the China-Vietnam border in Pingxiang city, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a steady stream of trucks lined up at the border crossing, ferrying tropical fruits into China and hauling machinery and electronics to Vietnam. The scene…
By He Yin, People’s Daily During a recent meeting with representatives of the international business community, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s unwavering commitment to advancing reform and opening up. He emphasized that China’s door will only open wider, and the policy of welcoming foreign investment has not changed and will not change. Amid increasing…
By He Yong, Qiao Dong, People’s Daily Even in April, the vast, wind-whipped plains of Hoh Xil remain cloaked in snow and silence. Tucked within the Sanjiangyuan National Park in the remote headwaters of the Yangtze River in northwest China’s Qinghai province, this high-altitude wilderness – averaging more than 4,500 meters above sea level –…
By He Yin, People’s Daily “Resilient,” “optimistic,” “encouraging”—these are among the most frequently used descriptors in global media analyses of China’s first-quarter economic performance. Amid severe disruptions to global trade and widespread pessimism permeating market expectations, the Chinese economy has delivered a robust start to 2025. It has maintained steady momentum amid signs of recovery,…
By Ouyang Jie, Ke Zhongjia, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily On an ordinary afternoon at the Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale hub for small commodities, business is anything but ordinary. The corridors bustle with buyers from across the globe, and vendors – some 75,000 of them – field inquiries from customers both online…
By Ouyang Jie, People’s Daily A series of leading economic indicators of March have recently been released, revealing encouraging signs of momentum in the Chinese economy. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stood at 50.5 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month and remaining in expansion territory for a second…
By He Yin, People’s Daily In a striking display of technological prowess, the 2025 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum Annual Conference recently concluded in Beijing with a range of innovations, offering a glimpse into a future where innovation is not just anticipated, but realized. The event, highlighted by an AI agent, an entirely seamless experience, and over…
By He Yin, People’s Daily On March 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. More than 40 global chairmen and chief executive officers of foreign businesses as well as representatives of business councils attended the meeting. Xi said that foreign…
By Lyu Xiaoxun, People’s Daily “Chinese manufacturers can barely keep up with the flood of orders from African buyers,” remarked an executive from a high-tech agricultural machinery company during the recent “Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery Going to Africa” virtual expo. The executive emphasized that establishing additional overseas warehouses in Africa is now the top priority for…
