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April 11, 2024

NEV sales growth keeps auto sector on the right track

Production and sales growth of new energy vehicles (NEVs) held steady in March, supporting overall auto sector growth. According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) data released Wednesday: NEV production and sales rose 28.1% y/y (to 863,000 units) and 35.3% y/y (to 883,000 unit… Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

NEV production and sales rose 28.1% y/y (to 863,000 units) and 35.3% y/y (to 883,000 unit...

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Xinhua: 一季度我国汽车产销量同比实现双增长

April 11, 2024

Build more nursing homes, before it’s too late

The central government is offering funds to support elderly care and childcare facilities. On April 3, the macro planner (NDRC), civil affairs ministry (MCA), and the health regulator (NHC) released an updated five-year plan (2021-2025) (FYP) for building elderly and childcare facilities to adapt to…

The central government is offering funds to support elderly care and childcare facilities.
On April 3, the macro planner (NDRC), civil affairs ministry (MCA), and the health regulator (NHC) released an updated five-year plan (2021-2025) (FYP) for building elderly and childcare facilities to adapt to...

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NDRC: 国家发展改革委民政部国家卫生健康委关于修订印发《“十四五”积极应对人口老龄化工程和托育建设实施方案》的通知

NDRC: 十四五”积极应对人口老龄化工程和托育建设实施方案

April 11, 2024

Price growth remains weak

Consumer prices in China barely grew in March, marking the second consecutive month of marginal expansion. Per data from the stats bureau (NBS) released on Thursday: The March consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.1% y/y, down from a 0.7% increase in February. The producer price index (PPI) fell 2.8% y…

Consumer prices in China barely grew in March, marking the second consecutive month of marginal expansion.
Per data from the stats bureau (NBS) released on Thursday:

The March consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.1% y/y, down from a 0.7% increase in February.
The producer price index (PPI) fell 2.8% y...

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Gov.cn: 国家统计局解读2024年3月份CPI和PPI数据

April 11, 2024

Food security effort to focus on corn and soybeans

The new action plan on increasing staple crop production will focus on corn and soybeans. That’s according to an explainer from the macro planner (NDRC) published in state media Tuesday and a dialogue with experts published in Farmer’s Daily on Thursday. ICYDK: The State Council approved the actio…

The new action plan on increasing staple crop production will focus on corn and soybeans.

That's according to an explainer from the macro planner (NDRC) published in state media Tuesday and a dialogue with experts published in Farmer's Daily on Thursday.

ICYDK: The State Council approved the actio...

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Farmer's Daily: 以产能提升为粮食安全提供根本保障 ——对话李国祥、李谷成、习银生

People's Daily: 实施新一轮千亿斤粮食产能提升行动（政策解读）

April 11, 2024

Here’s some cash for your efforts

On Wednesday, the State Council released new rules specifying the different types of compensation available for ecological protection. The new rules guide local governments to establish interregional ecological protection mechanisms. The mechanism would incentivize localities to protect local ecolo…

On Wednesday, the State Council released new rules specifying the different types of compensation available for ecological protection.
The new rules guide local governments to establish interregional ecological protection mechanisms.

The mechanism would incentivize localities to protect local ecolo...

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Gov.cn: 生态保护补偿条例

April 11, 2024

Old for new, subsidies for standards

Regulators will force organizations to upgrade outdated equipment by ratcheting up regulatory standards. On Wednesday, the market regulator (SAMR) and six other ministries released the aptly named Action Plan to Increase Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Good Trade-ins through Upgrading Standards. Som…

Regulators will force organizations to upgrade outdated equipment by ratcheting up regulatory standards.
On Wednesday, the market regulator (SAMR) and six other ministries released the aptly named Action Plan to Increase Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Good Trade-ins through Upgrading Standards.
Som...

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Gov.cn: 市场监管总局等七部门关于印发《以标准提升牵引设备更新和消费品以旧换新行动方案》的通知

April 11, 2024

AI standards incoming

On Monday, both cybersecurity standards body TC260 and the industrial regulator (MIIT) separately released technical standardization plans for 2024. Both plans include the development of multiple standards for generative AI. This year, TC260 plans to formulate standards relating to: Fundamental …

On Monday, both cybersecurity standards body TC260 and the industrial regulator (MIIT) separately released technical standardization plans for 2024.

Both plans include the development of multiple standards for generative AI.

This year, TC260 plans to formulate standards relating to:

Fundamental ...

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TC260: 关于印发《全国网络安全标准化技术委员会2024年度工作要点》的通知

MIIT: 工业和信息化部办公厅关于印发2024年第一批行业标准制修订计划的通知

April 11, 2024

Market regulators have their eye on e-commerce platform behavior

E-commerce platforms still have a lot of work to do to safeguard consumer rights. That’s the takeaway from the market regulator’s (SAMR) press conference on Tuesday. Some context: In March, the State Council approved “Implementation Measures of the Consumer Rights Protection Law”, which wil…

E-commerce platforms still have a lot of work to do to safeguard consumer rights.

That’s the takeaway from the market regulator’s (SAMR) press conference on Tuesday.

Some context: In March, the State Council approved "Implementation Measures of the Consumer Rights Protection Law", which wil...

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SCIO: 国新办举行国务院政策例行吹风会介绍《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法实施条例》有关情况图文实录

April 11, 2024

Beijing launches pilot to remove foreign ownership restrictions on cloud, ISPs

Beijing just handed a win to foreign cloud companies operating in China. On Wednesday, China’s industrial ministry (MIIT) announced a pilot to lift restrictions on foreign ownership in value-added telecommunication services. Pilot areas are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen. The p…

Beijing just handed a win to foreign cloud companies operating in China.
On Wednesday, China's industrial ministry (MIIT) announced a pilot to lift restrictions on foreign ownership in value-added telecommunication services.

Pilot areas are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen.
The p...

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MIIT: 工业和信息化部关于开展增值电信业务扩大对外开放试点工作的通告

MIIT: 《关于开展增值电信业务扩大对外开放试点工作的通告》答记者问

Gov.cn WeChat Account: 我国增值电信业务扩大对外开放，试点地区有哪些

SCMP: China scraps ownership caps on some telecoms services, courting foreign capital resurgence

April 10, 2024

Affordable rental home construction to fall in 2024

Growth in affordable rental housing (ARH) is set to slow this year. By early April, 24 provincial governments had unveiled their ARH construction targets for 2024. All but three set targets lower than in 2023. Fujian and Jiangxi, for instance, cut their goals by over 50%. ICYDK: Xi Jinping flagged…

Growth in affordable rental housing (ARH) is set to slow this year.
By early April, 24 provincial governments had unveiled their ARH construction targets for 2024.

All but three set targets lower than in 2023.
Fujian and Jiangxi, for instance, cut their goals by over 50%.

ICYDK: Xi Jinping flagged...

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21st Century Biz: 24省份公布今年保租房筹建目标多地供应计划明显缩减

April 10, 2024

Huang Yiping: Exports can’t fix overcapacity

One of China’s most influential policy advisors believes the government must do more to mitigate the global fallout from domestic industrial overcapacity. In a recent speech, Huang Yiping, dean of an economic think tank at Peking University, said: “We can no longer simply digest domestic excess pro…

One of China’s most influential policy advisors believes the government must do more to mitigate the global fallout from domestic industrial overcapacity.
In a recent speech, Huang Yiping, dean of an economic think tank at Peking University, said:

“We can no longer simply digest domestic excess pro...

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Economists 50 Forum: 以高水平对外开放推动新质生产力发展

April 10, 2024

Prepare for trouble (and make it double)

China and Russia have a new game plan for counteracting the West. On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping and top diplomat Wang Yi ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected May visit. Predictably, Lavrov’s meeting with Xi was a lovefest,…

China and Russia have a new game plan for counteracting the West.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping and top diplomat Wang Yi ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected May visit.
Predictably, Lavrov’s meeting with Xi was a lovefest,...

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Russian Foreign Ministry: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a joint news conference with PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi following talks, Beijing, April 9, 2024

Xinhua: Xi meets Russian foreign minister

Bloomberg: Russia, China to Work on ‘Double Counteracting’ US-Led Alliance

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