Annual NPC session opens with draft 15th Five-Year Plan

During his Africa tour, Wang Yi met Tanzania’s foreign minister and discussed bilateral cooperation. The visit connects a long diplomatic relationship to present-day trade, infrastructure and...

The UK prime minister began the first British leader’s visit to China in eight years. The trip sought to restore high-level dialogue and address trade, investment and security issues. The visit...

Xi Jinping met Keir Starmer in Beijing, with both sides discussing cooperation in services, research and technology as well as areas of disagreement. The encounter illustrated the practical...

China announced that zero-tariff treatment would expand to imports from all 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, effective May 1. The measure can improve market access,...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began an official visit focused on economic relations and political dialogue. Germany’s industrial ties to China make market access important, while concerns over...

Senior officials described policies for growth, innovation and trade, including efforts to attract investment and improve market conditions. These measures reflect Beijing’s response to external...

The NPC approved the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026–2030. The plan is intended to guide investment and development across the world’s second-largest economy, with spillovers for supply...

The legislature adopted a law governing the formulation and implementation of national development plans. It gave statutory form to a planning system that has long coordinated state priorities and...

The bilateral steering committee convened in Hanoi to coordinate cooperation across ministries and subnational bodies. The meeting followed top-level exchanges and addressed practical coordination....

Xi sent a congratulatory message to the tenth CELAC summit, reaffirming China’s interest in cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean. The message followed the 2025 China-CELAC ministerial...