Swedcham China Insights

- World Internet Conference (WIC) Nishan Dialogue opens in Qufu
- 2023 Summer Davos Forum returns to Tianjin after a five-year hiatus
- President Xi Jinping meets with the leaders of Mongolia, New Zealand, Barbados, and Vietnam
- China passes the law on foreign relations
- Greater Bay Area signs a Memorandum on cooperation on promoting cross-border data flow

- China’s cabinet pledges to roll out more measures to spur growth
- Hong Kong SAR launches dual counter model
- China cuts lending benchmarks to revive slowing demand
- China, Germany to boost win-win cooperation, address global challenges
- Li Qiang puts forward 3-point proposal on deepening China-France cooperation

- Xi emphasizes common development in talks with Honduras’ Castro
- Palestinian President Abbas arrives in Beijing for state visit
- U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to visit China from June 18 to 19
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit Germany, France from June 18 to 23
- NDRC to hasten the formulation of policies for restoring and expanding consumption

- Chinese Premier urges improvements in business environment to bolster economic recovery
- Top political advisor meets with Taiwan’s New Party chairman
- China to expand 5G application scenarios, boost R&D on 6G
- China’s foreign trade shows resilience amid sustained growth
- China’s CPI up 0.2% in May

- China’s C919 aircraft completes inaugural commercial flight
- Shenzhou-16 spacecraft successfully docks with China Space Station Tianhe core module
- China sets up 1st headquarters cluster of intl sci-tech organizations
- China releases first national standard for blockchain technology to accelerate development
- China’s services trade sustains growth in first 4 months

- Hong Kong exchange to launch HKD-RMB dual counter model in June
- China’ non-financial ODI up 26.6% in Jan-Apr
- Xi calls for advancement of all-round cooperation with Russia
- Vice Premier: China ready to work with intl community to promote global trade, investment
-2023 Zhongguancun Forum opens in Beijing

- China’s State Council stresses accelerating development of advanced manufacturing clusters
- China’s foreign trade up 5.8% in the first 4 months of 2023
- BEYOND Expo kicks off in Macao SAR showcasing frontier technologies
- China’s CPI rises 0.1%, PPI down 3.6% in April
- China to fully resume quick customs clearance at ports

- China to speed up high-quality development, deepen opening-up in economic work
- China’s digital economy a new growth engine to drive modernization: report
- HKSAR economy rebounds 2.7% in Q1, back to growth
- Chinese FM to visit Pakistan, attend China-Afghanistan-Pakistan FMs’ Dialogue
- Vice President Han Zheng to attend coronation of Britain’s King Charles

-China stresses enterprises’ role in innovation, reaffirms support for private sector
-China replaces PCR test requirement for inbound travelers with antigen test
-China completes landmark national real estate registration system
-China issues guidelines to stabilize scale, optimize structure of foreign trade
-China unveils measures to boost employment

- China’s State Council discussed the improvement on employment policies and opening-up
- FM: China ready to facilitate resumption of peace talks between Israel, Palestine
- The 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition kicked off
- China’s civil aviation transport sees strong recovery in Q1
- MOFCOM: China’s FDI up 4.9% in Q1, with focus on high-tech