Swedcham China Insights

- Clean energy surpasses 10% of China’s GDP, marking a structural economic shift
- Joint-venture EV price war escalates as FAW-Volkswagen slashes ID. series prices
- Spring Festival travel and consumption hit record highs
- US tightens investment restrictions on China, unfreezes Taiwan military aid, raises tariffs

- China unveils 2025 action plan to stabilize and attract foreign investment
- Xi meets private sector leaders, signaling policy shift amid new support measures
- China embraces multilateralism at the MSC while the US pivots away
- China mandates personal information protection audits
- Ne Zha 2 becomes Asia’s first RMB 10-billion film, breaking global records
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- China’s marriage rate hits 44-year low, deepening demographic challenges
- Premier moves to attract foreign investment, boost consumption, and address industrial structural challenges
- China transitions renewable energy pricing to a more market-based system
- Forecast: January credit growth slows but government bond issuance grows
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- Trump initiates new round of tariff war against China, Canada, and Mexico
- China responds with a three-pronged approach: 10% and 15% tariffs on US imports
- China responds with a three-pronged approach: expanding export controls
- China responds with a three-pronged approach: sanctions and an antitrust probe on US companies
- Trump-Xi call cancelled amid escalating trade war

- Trump and Xi communicated
- China unveils comprehensive plan to strengthen education by 2035
- China emphasizes balanced trade and multilateralism at Davos 2025
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- Xi emphasizes "symbiotic" EU-China relationship in call with Costa
- Chinese vice president to attend Trump’s presidential inauguration as Xi Jinping's special representative
- China's GDP grows 5% in 2024, driven by steady Q4 performance
- TikTok’s US ban fuels surge in downloads of China’s Xiaohongshu
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- New task list released for reform of the drug and medical device sectors
- Standardization of administrative inspections of companies
- NDRC unveils guideline for a unified national market to fight local protectionism
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- China rolls out implementation measures for later retirement age
- China reforms currency cash pools, enhancing financial flexibility for multinational corporations
- China outlines three-year plan to modernize raw materials industry
- Xi Jinping's 2025 New Year address emphasizes resilience and reform
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- China's November economic data reflect supply side strength but weak demand
- Beijing moves to addresses local governments’ financing
- China expands visa-free transit policy to gain global travel buzz
- Trump and Chinese foreign minister highlight the potential for US-China cooperation
- Decades old US China science and technology agreement renewed with a narrowed scope

- China signals more policy support with the promise of aggressive stimulus in 2025
- China starts antitrust investigation into Nvidia
- CATL partners with Stellantis to build €4.1 billion battery plant in Spain
- China’s vehicle trade-in subsidy boosts domestic auto demand
- WeChat mini programs reach 949 million users, driving diversified digital engagement