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A China-Europe freight train pulls out of Alataw Pass in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Ma Kai)
During the Spring Festival week-long holiday, the operation of China-Europe freight train business remained smooth and unaffected as many trains linking China and countries along the Belt and Road in Europe, West Asia and Central Asia were busy transporting essential manufactured goods, according the China s Ministry of Commerce.
With 50 containers of ACs and other commodities, a freight train headed to Tashkent in Uzbekistan from Ganzhou city in East China s Jiangxi Province on February 15.
FTA upgrade to create momentum for China-New Zealand cooperation By ZHONG NAN and WANG ZHUOQIONG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-03 08:58 Share An aerial view of Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
The upgraded free trade agreement between China and New Zealand will generate fresh momentum for further cooperation and boost modern trade in services and regional connectivity activities between the two sides, experts said on Tuesday.
The two sides inked an upgrade to their 12-year-old bilateral FTA late last month, on the basis of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement that they signed along with 13 other countries in November.
There may be more changes to China s business environment than you thought.
Over the past years, China has shortened negative lists for market access, attracting more international brands to enter the world s largest consumer market. The ceiling of statutory damages of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement was raised higher, and the country s overall tariff level was lowered. These moves help stabilize foreign enterprises confidence and investment.
Figures speak for themselves. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 6.2 percent year on year to a record high of 999.98 billion yuan in 2020. In U.S. dollar terms, the inflow went up 4.5 percent year on year to 144.37 billion dollars, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday.
China's record-setting use of foreign direct investment last year reflects foreign investors' strengthened confidence in doing business in the country, analysts and business executives said.
2021-01-21 03:24:47 GMT2021-01-21 11:24:47(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) There may be more changes to China s business environment than you thought.
Over the past years, China has shortened negative lists for market access, attracting more international brands to enter the world s largest consumer market. The ceiling of statutory damages of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement was raised higher, and the country s overall tariff level was lowered. These moves help stabilize foreign enterprises confidence and investment.
Figures speak for themselves. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 6.2 percent year on year to a record high of 999.98 billion yuan in 2020. In U.S. dollar terms, the inflow went up 4.5 percent year on year to 144.37 billion dollars, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday.