BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE

China Promotes Green Belt and Road Initiative

21 April 2022

According to a circular jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and two other relevant departments, China will strengthen co-operation with countries along the Belt and Road routes on issues of ecology, the environment and climate change. By 2025, a green Silk Road initiative will have gained wide recognition, with good progress being made in green infrastructure, energy, transportation, finance and other aspects. More

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China to Promote Traditional Chinese Medicine under Belt and Road Initiative

10 February 2022

The National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine recently announced plans to add traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to the Belt and Road Initiative. More

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Guangzhou Backs Innovation in Services

01 February 2021

The General Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government recently issued a plan for a pilot programme that will strengthen innovation in the city’s service sector (Sui Fu Ban Han No. 115 [2020]). More

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China Promotes High-Quality Development of International Design Consulting Services

26 January 2021

Nineteen government departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Development and Reform Commission, recently issued a joint circular (Shang He Han No. 1 [2021]), calling for concerted efforts to boost the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative and significantly increase the competitiveness of China’s design consulting business in the international market by 2035. More

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Various Mainland China-Related Provisions Included in Appropriations Legislation

06 January 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (also known as the Omnibus Spending Act) that was signed into law on 27 December 2020 contains a number of provisions of potential interest to Hong Kong and mainland China. More

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CPC Unveils Proposals for 14th Five-Year Plan and 2035 Long-Range Objectives

04 November 2020

The proposals for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 adopted by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 29 October was unveiled on 3 November, putting forward a number of economic and social development directions for the country in the run-up to 2025... More

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China Announces 14th Five-Year Plan and Long-Range Objectives

30 October 2020

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee concluded 29 October adopted the Central Committee’s proposals for the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. More

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Guangdong Unveils Five-Year Action Plan for Advanced Materials Industrial Clusters

27 October 2020

On 25 September, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Provincial Department of Commerce and other Guangdong provincial government departments jointly issued a plan to develop advanced materials industry clusters (Yue Gong Xin Cai Liao No. 115 [2020]). More

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Guangxi Implements Pilot Free Trade Zone Regulations

27 October 2020

The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People’s Congress Standing Committee passed Regulations on the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone on 22 September. The regulations, which took effect immediately, apply to the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, established with the approval of the State Council. More

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans Express Concern About Belt and Road Initiative

15 September 2020

The Republican minority of the House Foreign Affairs Committee recently issued a report that claims that global investment and commercial efforts through Beijing’s “predatory” Belt and Road Initiative are negatively affecting many countries. More

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