China's intellectual property (IP) creation quality improves—effective invention patents exceed 5m, high-value patents per 10k population hit 16 (exceeding 14th Five-Year Plan). China ranks 10th in 2025 Global Innovation Index (first top 10). IP examination efficiency is world-leading; 2025 targets 972k authorized patents. Measures include cracking down on bad-faith applications, strengthening protection, and a patent conversion action (1.458m registrations, +48% YoY).

Recently, the NPC Standing Committee passed the newly revised Foreign Trade Law of China, effective March 1, 2026 (second systematic revision). It aims to advance high-level opening-up, align with international trade rules, institutionalize mature practices, strengthen trade promotion, and address external challenges, supporting China's high-quality foreign trade development.

The article summarizes 2025 foreign exchange reform achievements (supporting foreign trade/investment, cross-border e-commerce, tech innovation), 2026 work arrangements (convenient/open foreign exchange system, stabilize foreign trade/investment, advance tech/finance), and key measures like supporting high-tech enterprises and green finance.

China's Ministry of Commerce launched an anti-dumping investigation on Japanese imported dichlorosilane. The investigation is due to a 31% price decline and rising imports from 2022-2024 that harmed domestic industry, following WTO rules and Chinese laws, with fair investigations to be conducted.

This article focuses on the island-wide closure of Hainan Free Trade Port, explaining its regulatory logic ("opening first line, controlling second line, freedom within island"), policy effects (faster customs, more foreign trade enterprises), Hainan's roles as "experimental field" and "intersection point" serving national strategy, its radiating effect on mainland development, and its significance in advancing high-level opening-up amid anti-globalization.

The EU expanded its CBAM to cover more downstream products, increasing carbon costs for Chinese exports. It violates WTO and climate convention principles. Chinese enterprises need measures like supply chain collaboration, low-carbon transformation, and diversified markets to respond.

The first issue of Qiushi 2026 publishes Wang Wentao's article on unswervingly expanding high-level opening up under Xi Jinping Thought, covering its connotation, historic achievements and future directions.

This article reviews China's economic achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, covering new quality productivity, comprehensive reform, high-level opening-up, livelihood security, and green development, and looks forward to the 15th Five-Year Plan.

Since 2025, China's trade in consumer goods policy achieved significant results: over 260 trillion yuan in related sales, benefiting 360 million people, driving consumption growth, industrial upgrading, green transformation, improving people's lives and prospering offline commerce.

China's Ministry of Commerce comments on EU CBAM (effective Jan 1, 2026) and related legislations, noting unfair/discriminatory treatment violating WTO & UNFCCC principles, trade protectionism, expressing serious concern/opposition, calling for adherence to international rules.

On January 5th, He Lifeng and South Korean President Lee Jae myung attended the China-Korea Business Forum in Beijing. They emphasized promoting China-South Korea economic and trade cooperation, expanding opening-up, and mutual beneficial ties. The forum was jointly hosted by CCPIT and Korea Chamber of Commerce, with about 400 reps from both sides attending.

Irish leader Martin’s first visit to China in 14 years (first European leader this year) aims to consolidate bilateral economic/trade ties and strengthen China-EU relations as Ireland takes the EU rotating presidency in July. Both support multilateralism; Ireland adheres to the One China policy. Amid China-EU trade tensions, Ireland may act as a bridge for dialogue.

In 2025, marking the 10th anniversary of China-CELAC Forum, China-Latin America cooperation deepens from vision to mechanisms, covering "Five Major Projects", Chancay Port logistics upgrade, new energy vehicle localization, green energy collaboration, opposing protectionism, and advancing Global South win-win development.

The Ministry of Commerce explains China's safeguard measures on imported beef (implemented from Jan 1, 2026): "country quotas + additional tariffs beyond quotas" to help domestic industry, avoid restricting normal trade. Details: quota-in tariff applies until quota reached, then extra tariffs; no carry-over. Quota use info released at 50%, 80% and full quota.

2025年12月31日，商务部公告对进口牛肉实施保障措施（国别配额+超配额关税，3年且配额逐年增），因2024年12月27日启动的调查发现进口量增致国内产业严重损害，旨在帮助产业过渡而非限制正常贸易。

Recently, China's Ministry of Commerce, PBOC and National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly issued a notice to strengthen commerce-finance coordination for consumption boost, proposing measures in commodity consumption upgrade, scenario innovation and supply-demand docking. Financial institutions (e.g., CCB) and consumer finance support key consumption areas, facilitating consumption upgrade and domestic demand expansion.

Xinhua's special feature covers five key 2026 world economy questions: global growth outlook (mixed forecasts, regional imbalance), trade/supply chain shifts (protectionism, localization), AI's opportunities/risks, macro policy impacts (monetary divergence, de-dollarization), and China's prospects (international optimism, stable growth contributor).

China's Tariff Commission issued a notice on Dec 29, 2025 to adjust import tariffs of some goods from Jan 1, 2026, including implementing temporary rates lower than MFN for 935 goods, canceling some temporary rates, adding tariff items, and applying agreed rates under FTAs and 100% tariff-free treatment for least developed countries.

Recently, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Guidelines for Enterprises to Fulfill Social Responsibility Overseas" to guide "going global" enterprises. It covers 7 chapters (53 articles) on economy, society, environment, etc., featuring public service, wide coverage and operability. The Ministry will further improve overseas service system to support enterprises' development.

The Central Economic Work Conference proposed expanding international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai-Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to accelerate original innovation, support building a strong sci-tech country, with each region advancing collaborative innovation and achieving progress.