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China's GDP grew by 5 percent in the first half of 2024, reaching 61.68 trillion yuan ($8.5 trillion), thanks to government policies, rebounding demand, and evolving economic driving forces. Consumption played a major role in economic growth, with final consumption contributing to 60.5 percent of the growth. The tourism sector and domestic railway passenger trips also experienced significant growth. However, China faces challenges such as a slowdown in consumption growth and a decline in personal income tax revenue. To ensure job opportunities for new college graduates, China's economic growth for 2024 should be at least 5 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Canadian entrepreneur Chris Pereira has played a key role in the success of Chinese snack brand Bingz, which specializes in crispy burgers. Bingz has expanded its presence to Canada, with four restaurants currently operating there. Pereira, who founded iMpact, a global communications and business consulting group, helps Chinese companies expand into global markets, particularly North America. He emphasizes the importance of cultural sensitivity and localization efforts for Chinese brands entering new markets. Pereira also highlights the improved quality and innovation of Chinese products, which are beginning to dominate many industries. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY Lisa Cao, a 20-something office worker in Beijing, enjoyed a special Spring Festival holiday this year. According to travel platform Ctrip.com, overseas bookings jumped 640 percent year on year during the Spring Festival holiday. Out for outings Like Cao, many people traveled overseas as soon as COVID-related travel restrictions were lifted. [Extracted from the article]

China should also explore more regional cooperation, giving full play to the role multilateral frameworks such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to Yu. Throughout this period, China's GDP expanded at an average annual rate of 6.6 percent, higher than the growth pace of 2.6 percent for the global economy and 3.7 percent for developing economies, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. COVER STORY With its economic aggregate nearly doubling from 2013 to 2021, China has seen a decade of remarkable progress and has taken on a bigger role on the international stage. [Extracted from the article]

An open market Foreign firms are tapping into the opportunities presented by China's expanding trade in services. COVER STORY Now more than just a producer of processors, U.S. tech firm Intel's presence has been growing in the Chinese market. During the fair, Beijing-based AI company DeepGlint presented its VR gaming system that does not require wearable devices. [Extracted from the article]

In the same year, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), despite controversies that the entry would pose challenges within the domestic market. The WTO hopes to strengthen communication with China, jointly advance the reform of the WTO and make positive contributions to the healthy development of world trade, according to her. Sprouting attraction French luxury group LVMH has witnessed China's market growth and opening up since its WTO entry allowed global fashion brands to gain access to Chinese domestic retail business. [Extracted from the article]

Air Products, a U.S.-based industrial gas supplier, brought its carbon capture technologies and carbon-free hydrogen project to the CIIE. Lars Eckerlein, General Manager of ABB (China), told Beijing Review, "China is ABB's largest robotics market. Swiss-based industrial company ABB is also optimistic about further developing its robot business in China. [Extracted from the article]

The Hainan Expo, the first international expo in the tropical island province, attracted around 1,500 foreign enterprises from 70 countries and regions, showcasing over 2,600 brands. Starting to tap into the market in Hainan in 2014, the company has built retail and duty-free stores in Haikou and Wanning, one of the famous ancient cities in the province and a prime tourist destination. FEATURES Tapestry, the U.S. luxury fashion company famous for its brands including Coach and Stuart Weitzman, received much attention at the First China International Consumer Products Expo (Hainan Expo) in Haikou, capital of Hainan Province, on May 7-10. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY From working in a quarry to becoming an outdoor performer, Ouyang Luofasheng has seen his life improve with green development. According to Hu Zucai, deputy head of the NDRC, the urbanization drive has created 19 city clusters, where over 75 percent of the entire urban population live. The group should also be given skills training for industries with a high labor demand, such as smart manufacturing and household services, to improve their income and purchasing power. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Recovering by the novel from coronavirus the contraction disease caused (COVID-19) epidemic, China's economy saw a better-than-expected performance in 2020. Fixed assets investment, another key growth driver, saw a 2.9-percent year-on-year growth, with the investments in the primary, secondary and tertiary industries all registering positive growth. Moreover, China's per-capita GDP is still below the world's average and gaps in incomes among regions remain, Ning said. [Extracted from the article]

After years of sluggish growth due to rising competition and old-fashioned products, Li-Ning, a sportswear brand founded by former Olympic gymnastics champion Li Ning in 1990, has revived its past glory which began as a sponsor of the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, and again become a well-received fashion brand among young consumers, riding on the trend of China Chic. While international fashion brands keep entering the Chinese market, an increasing number of domestic consumers, especially the young, have developed a great interest in China Chic products, which make them feel connected to the Chinese culture. To woo young consumers, many Chinese brands have developed various derivative products with distinctive designs by collaborating with other brands. [Extracted from the article]

In its to-do list for 2020, poverty alleviation and the improvement of people's wellbeing are at the top of the agenda, with the aim to help the remaining poor population become well-off and prevent people from slipping back into poverty. The conference stressed the need to help the rest of the poor population shake off poverty, prevent them from slipping back into poverty and further improve rural residents' income. As rural people become urban residents with a higher income and rural areas provide better agricultural and tourism products, domestic consumption will be further expanded, he said. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Situated beside a heart-shaped blue lake surrounded by rocky landscape, Deep Blue, a coffeehouse in Anji, a small county in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is known as a "miniature Iceland" on Chinese social media. According to Shen, many villagers previously thought coffeehouses were only suitable businesses for cities and that rural coffeehouses would be unprofitable. The way ahead While coffeehouses continue to mushroom in Anji, coffeehouse owners are beginning to consider whether the market has become saturated. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY COVER STORY Beijing Review: How do you view the results of China's biodiversity protection and efforts targeting environmental pollution in recent years? Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which China proposed to boost connectivity along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes, China is upping investment in greener programs in participating countries. China has also used its ecological conservation redline policy to designate more than 30 percent of its land for natural protection. [Extracted from the article]

According to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), China's total goods imports and exports expanded 4.8 percent year on year to 9.89 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, up from a decline of 0.8 percent in the first two months of the year. According to Zhong, Meilong Electronic receives a tax refund whenever exporting products. COVER STORY Sarwar Mohhamad, a merchant from Iraq, once again traveled to China this year to attend the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. [Extracted from the article]

As more Chinese consumers have embraced their national heritage in recent years, De Biolley hopes to promote contemporary clothing incorporating Miao needlework among younger generations nationwide. Among De Biolley's designs integrating traditional Miao handcraft are some beautiful robes featuring the minority's legends translated into English. FEATURES Walking into the Beijing-based studio of Belgian designer Jehanne de Biolley, one will be immediately drawn to the robes adorned with beautiful handwritten English words. [Extracted from the article]

On October 18 last year, Origin Quantum registered its 234th quantum computing patent, ranking first in China and sixth among quantum computing firms internationally on the Global Quantum Computing Technology Patent Filings Ranking List released by IncoPat Global Patent Database and media outlet IPR Daily. In 2017, the team of six from USTC established Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co. Ltd. in Hefei City, capital of Anhui, the first quantum computing company in China. "As quantum computing companies did not exist in China at the time, quantum computing graduates found it hard to find employment. [Extracted from the article]

"Performers" created by Chinese robot companies, Youibot and ULS Robotics, are part of its spectacle. ULS Robotics has developed most of the technologies it uses in its products, reducing expenditure on purchasing key components. It also outsources the production of some of its products to third-party contract manufacturers in nearby Dongguan City, which are able to produce 500 robots per month and deliver final products in 40 days. [Extracted from the article]

It has seen steady development with a huge market, and we look forward to being part of its growth", Kazuyuki Tawara, President of Nachi-Fujikoshi (China) Co., told Beijing Review. For Lionel Thomas, Deputy General Manager and Sales Executive Manager of Atermes, the Chinese market is familiar since his company has been cooperating with a firm in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province for about 16 years. "To drive up imports, China also needs to further lower import tariffs, enhance financial services to achieve the full convertibility of the yuan, and improve payment methods and logistics", Xu said. [Extracted from the article]

With booming consumption, steady economic restructuring and effective supporting policies, China has the right conditions to maintain steady economic performance in Q4, he added. As the decline in auto sales and production narrowed in Q3 under supporting policies, the domestic auto market may see a rebound in the following months, ac cording to industry observers. Other countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative accounted for 6.65 trillion yuan ($939 billion) of China's imports and exports, up 9.5 percent year on year, which was 6.7 percentage points higher than the overall foreign trade growth rate in Q1-Q3. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the creation of new professions in China in response to digital economy leading to the emergence of new industries and profession such as AI (artificial intelligence) technician as per the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS). It states AI and robots replaced manual work and increased productivity resulting in increase in technical jobs and reduction in traditional jobs such as robots can handle agriculture and industrial production, requiring skills.

The article discusses the Spring Festival held at the Shanghai Museum in China which started on February 5, 2019, featuring people from various parts of the country or abroad reuniting to celebrate the Chinese cultures and traditions.

The article focuses on data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which released economic growth data of China along with domestic economy resilience despite volatility. Topics discussed include increase in the value-added output of leading industrial enterprises, investment of China and financing system and capital market which needs improvement and economic growth due to real estate industry.

"Jamaica's cultural elements like Reggae music will help promote more exchanges between the people of China and Jamaica, especially the youth", Cann said. As Cann introduced, China had been a mysterious and unknown country for many around the world, before the import of Chinese products and the overseas operation of Chinese enterprises increased the overall awareness of China. FEATURES Though you wouldn't immediately tell by looking at her, Victoria Elizabeth Cann, a Jamaican living and working in Beijing, actually has some Chinese roots. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES ThundeRobot, a gaming device company based in Qingdao, Shandong Province, became the first company in the gaming sector to be listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) on December 23, 2022. Since 2021, 59 firms have exited the A-share market, accounting for 40 percent of the total number of delisted companies over the past three decades. In addition to their main boards, the Shanghai Stock Exchange also features the Nasdaq-style sci-tech innovation board, known as the STAR market, while the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's ChiNext board mainly serves growth firms and startups. [Extracted from the article]

Outside the box Egg is located close to the intersection of Xiangyang and Changle roads, where traditional small eateries offering homemade Shanghai noodles and Western cafes gather. She arrived in China 10 years ago, and has since taken the Shanghai food and beverage scene by storm, opening 12 venues - cafes, restaurants and bars - in the metropolis' colorful downtown area. FEATURES As the name suggests, Shanghai-based Egg is a small cafe that serves a mostly brunch-oriented menu: avocado toast, truffled eggs, hash browns… and sometimes China's very own hotpot. [Extracted from the article]

"I would love to see more Chinese Americans take on the mixed style, and for more people in the U.S. to take hanfu as something stylish and share it with the next person", Wang said. Wang has posted several videos of her Chinese-Western collocations on social media platforms. FEATURES Twenty-two-year-old Wang Chuyan, a Chinese American vlogger based in Seattle, the United States, is riding a new trend: mixing and matching modern clothes with traditional Han Chinese dress, or hanfu. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the China remains on track to achieve its full-year economic growth target. Topics discussed include a report from the financial research center at Bank of Communications attributed the slowdown to both external challenges and slowing growth in domestic infrastructure investment; decreasing goods trade surplus and expanding service trade deficit have narrowed China's foreign trade surplus; and mentions imports and exports between China and its major trading partners.

In 2005, the retired Spear and his Chinese wife Tang Liang settled in Beigou Village in Beijing's suburban Huairou District. FEATURES Looking out from almost every window in his house, Jim Spear, an American in his 60s, can see the Great Wall. Rural renewal Beigou is only one of the suburban villages of Beijing that has prospered by developing tourism in recent years. [Extracted from the article]

During the China-LAC Scientific and Technological Innovation Forum in early September, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China signed a memorandum of understanding with the scientific and technological departments of roughly 20 LAC countries to promote the building of a sustainable food innovation center. GoJom, a Peruvian real estate firm, for example, announced at a 2021 China-Peru investment forum its plans to cooperate with Chinese enterprises to apply 5G and big data technologies in the country's property market. FEATURES In 2021, trade between China and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries exceeded $450 billion for the first time. [Extracted from the article]

In Pu'er City of Yunnan, Liu Minghui, the founder of Aini Garden operates a coffee farm which covers about 400 hectares and focuses on providing beans for coffee makers in China. In recent years, enterprises such as Aini have been working together with the local authorities to improve local farmers' coffee-growing skills and to promote Yunnan coffee around China and internationally. COVER STORY When people begin their day with a cup of Starbucks coffee in cosmopolitan Chinese cities like Shanghai, many are not aware that the coffee they consume may have traveled thousands of miles from Yunnan Province, a major producer of high-quality coffee beans. [Extracted from the article]

Since 2018, local authorities in Dali have been building an environmental protection system, known as the Erhai Ecological Corridor, to reduce pollution and to restore the lake's natural ecosystem. COVER STORY Ottelia acuminata is a kind of aquatic plant that grows in freshwater lakes in China's southern regions. "We used to find a lot of plastic garbage in the lake… Now, no more white garbage can be seen in the lake. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY As a veteran of international trade, Zou Han first became interested in business opportunities in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region after meeting a merchant from Peru in 2012. Among Chilean restaurants registered on the platform, 60 percent are small and medium-sized enterprises and 13 percent are using an online delivery service for the first time, according to the company. Expanding cooperation China-LAC cooperation has expanded from minerals, agricultural products and infrastructure to manufacturing, education and culture, providing Chinese enterprises with greater opportunities. [Extracted from the article]

Though many people argue that ice cream, as a kind of fast-moving consumer goods, should be of moderate price, some others believe China's rapidly diversifying demand means there are increasing numbers of consumers willing to pay for expensive ice creams. The milk tea brand based in Changsha, Hunan Province, opened its first store in Chongqing that month. For many food and beverage brands, the China chic style is not a magic bullet for retaining consumer interest. [Extracted from the article]

The NEA will promote the commercialization of biomass energy, improve biomass gasification and develop demonstration projects for biomass heating during winter in north China, Li added. COVER STORY Remaining developed on counties the national until list 2017, of the Lankao least in Henan Province was plagued by strong winds for centuries and its economy suffered greatly. Rural areas with vast lands are most suitable to embrace clean energy, Zhou Dadi, former head of the National Development and Reform Commission's Energy Research Institute, told Beijing Review. [Extracted from the article]

I'm sure there are many opportunities for Jamaica and China to work together", Antonia Hugh, Ambassador of Jamaica to China, told Beijing Review. "It is important to understand better what high-quality development means and how this strategy could affect the development of comprehensive strategic partnerships between LAC countries and China", Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan Ambassador to China, said at the convention. "Jamaica is also pulling from China's experiences in modernization, including infrastructure and renewable energy development. [Extracted from the article]

China then issued the GSI Concept Paper in late February this year, further illustrating the principles and concepts of the initiative. In keeping with the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, China has been fostering a new type of international relations, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity in global governance. At last year's BFA annual conference, President Xi proposed the Global Security Initiative (GSI), calling on countries to stay committed to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and team up to keep the world safe and secure. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on policies that will support agriculture and rural development. Topics discussed include policy statement related to soybean planting, modernization of farming for improving agricultural efficiency, and financial assistance that will be provided to the residents of the poor regions.

Born in the 1980s, Denise Sordilli, a designer with Italy-based leatherware company Stile Italiano, traveled to Keqiao in 2018. Their work is one of the winners of the China-Italy Youth Future Fashion Design Competition 2021. COVER STORY Bustling and words energetic, can never gritty truly and describe crum-bling… downtown Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli, or the Spanish Quarters. [Extracted from the article]

The program was inspired by painted pottery figurines of female musicians collected by Henan Museum, making the derivative products of the exhibits go viral. During my visit to Henan Museum, I was startled by the dazzling and delicate exhibits, and the interactive services adding to the fun", Lin told Beijing Review. CULTURE Cecilia Lin, a college student in Henan, a province rich in cultural relics, recently became one of the first visitors to experience new trial exhibits opened at Henan Museum. [Extracted from the article]

Due to impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, traditional restaurants and shopping malls have been elevated through delivery services as well as live-streaming. To persuade consumers to come back, offline businesses like bookstores and shopping malls have spent heavily on improving the environment and introduced various events and activities. COVER STORY COVER STORY During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday this year, which started on January 31, many Beijing residents chose to enjoy themselves in bookstores; but not just to uncover the latest in literature. [Extracted from the article]

Although not competing in the 2022 Games, Zhang is still involved, working as a commentator for the slopestyle snowboarding competitions. For Zhang, winning top competitions is no longer the No.1 goal, but his passion for snowboarding remains unchanged. Keeping cool Throughout his snowboarding career, Zhang's passion for the sport has been more powerful than his fear of injury. [Extracted from the article]

The designs used in the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony are the result of the integration of Chinese cultural elements and new technologies, Zhang said. The fire of one torch can also be a symbol", Zhang Yimou, chief director of the event, said while elaborating on the ideas behind the innovative cauldron-lighting ceremony. The two torchbearers placed the Olympic torch in the middle of a giant snowflake-shaped cauldron and then saw it ascend to the top of the National Stadium, popularly known as the Bird's Nest, during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 4. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES As the COVID-19 pandemic rants and raves on, China has maintained its opening-up efforts throughout 2021 and now into 2022. Liu stressed that the participation of foreign firms is vital for the development of China's manufacturing industry. "In addition to meeting the calls of foreign investors, easier market access also helps improve China's market system and boosts domestic demand", Liu Xiangdong, a researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, told business portal Yicai.com. [Extracted from the article]

In response, Yu said companies in the education and live-streaming sectors both see great difficulties as they develop from scratch and his experience in starting an education firm will be useful for creating a new business venture. FEATURES New Oriental, one of China's largest tutoring institutions, is facing controversy after recently unveiling plans for its business transformation. "Chinese education firms have made notable progress in applying technologies such as AI and big data to their products and services. [Extracted from the article]