BELT AND ROAD

Government Work Report: China to Pursue High-Level Opening-Up

09 March 2021

Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report at the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress on 5 March. Li pointed out in the report that the government is putting forward the “six guarantees”, especially ensuring job security, people’s livelihood needs and the operations of market entities, and called for simultaneous efforts to bail out ailing businesses and stimulate their vitality. More

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Guangdong Reserves Land for Maglev Trains to Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai

03 March 2021

The Territorial Spatial Planning of Guangdong Province 2020-2035 was recently released for public consultation between March and November. The plan covers the country’s land and sea territory with 2019 as the base year and looks to development during the years up to the middle of this century. More

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Shanghai Unveils 14th Five-Year Plan and Long-Range Objectives

17 February 2021

On 27 January, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Outline Plan of the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. More

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China to Adjust Import Duties on Some Products Starting 1 January

30 December 2020

China will adjust the import tariffs, including most-favoured-nation (MFN) tariffs, conventional tariffs and provisional tariffs, on a range of products in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Duties starting 1 January 2021, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council (Shui Wei Hui No. 33 [2020]). More

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Opening-Up Pilot Zone Approved in Xinjiang

24 December 2020

The State Council recently gave the green light to the establishment of a key pilot zone for development and opening up in Tacheng, Xinjiang (Guo Han No. 166 [2020]). More

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SmartHK plugs into Sichuan

02 December 2020

The large, central province of Sichuan serves as an internal pivot for China, linking the subtropical south and temperate north, the heavily industrialised east and mountainous west. More

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Hong Kong SMEs win policy support

26 November 2020

The Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Dr Peter K N Lam on Wednesday welcomed the economic support measures to help Hong Kong’s small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) unveiled in the latest Policy Address by the city’s leader. More

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Work resumes on Pakistan corridor

18 November 2020

It is fair to say that even by the general standards of 2020, it has been a particularly tough year for Pakistan. More

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Hong Kong and Guangdong Implement 2020 Work Plan of Framework Co-operation Agreement

02 November 2020

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mrs. Carrie Lam, and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr. Ma Xingrui, signed the 2020 Work Plan of the Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation (2020 Work Plan) in the form of an exchange of letters today on 30 October to jointly take forward 57 measures covering eight major areas on the basis of complementarity and mutual benefit. More

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China Signs Free Trade Pact with Cambodia

21 October 2020

On 12 October, Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan and Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sousa represented their governments in signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during a video conference held in Beijing and Phnom Penh simultaneously. More

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