Loan Prime Rate reform is announced

The revised negative list reduced restrictions on foreign investment in selected sectors, including finance and manufacturing. The list-based approach marked a shift toward permitting activity...

The expo promoted imports and framed China as a defender of trade openness amid rising tariff conflict with the United States. Import commitments could expand market access, but the event also...

The anniversary gave official narrative form to the 1978 reform era and its transformation of production, trade and living standards. A decolonial reading recognizes expanded sovereignty and poverty...

The law raised the monthly basic deduction and introduced additional deductions for expenses such as education, housing and healthcare. It changed how personal income was taxed and modestly recognized...

The NPC adopted a single law to replace three older laws governing foreign-invested enterprises. It promised national treatment and protection against forced technology transfer, reflecting external...

The Lingang area was tasked with testing high-standard opening, cross-border finance and trade facilitation. It extended China’s use of pilot zones as controlled laboratories, with reforms designed to...

The law consolidated China’s foreign-investment framework and replaced the earlier joint-venture statutes. Its formal protections addressed longstanding foreign-business concerns, while implementation...

The guidelines called for improving market allocation of land, labor, capital, technology and data. They sought to deepen market mechanisms while retaining state planning and public ownership,...

The Politburo Standing Committee discussed a development pattern centered on the domestic economy, with domestic and international circulation reinforcing one another. The concept responded to...

Chinese regulators halted the planned listing after new financial rules were announced, marking a major turn toward tighter oversight of platform finance. The episode exposed tension between privately...