Chinese mainland cross-border trips rise 7.9 percent in third quarter

The APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting is underway in Hong Kong, building up momentum ahead of the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen next month.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has highlighted trust, friendship, cooperation and partnership when offering a four-point summary of his just-concluded Eurasia tour after holding talks with his Bulgarian counterpart in Sofia.

The Chinese mainland recorded 192 million cross-border trips in the third quarter of 2026, up 7.9 percent year on year. Foreign nationals accounted for more than 23.2 million trips, up 15.6 percent.

The first phase of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, has concluded in Guangzhou, with overseas buyer attendance reaching a record high.

China has urged the United Kingdom to abide by World Trade Organization rules and refrain from imposing restrictive measures on Chinese electric vehicles.

Speaking at this year's annual conference of the Financial Street Forum in Beijing, a Chinese official pledged support for more foreign-funded institutions to establish and expand their businesses in China, and for more long-term capital to enter the market.

Major Chinese cities continued to report narrowed declines in overall home prices in September, with both new and second-hand homes seeing price declines.

China's economy grew 4.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2026, reaching more than 107.1 trillion yuan. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, industrial output rose 5.3 percent.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has expressed the country's readiness to deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with Tajikistan, expanding ties in trade, investment, clean energy, artificial intelligence and connectivity.

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP17, has opened in Armenia. Countries will conduct the first global review of progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.