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China pledges to be "market for the world" as it pursues high-standard opening-up
China, beyond its "world's factory" name, is willing to become a "market for the world," with its super-large market set to provide broad opportunities for products and services from all countries, the Ministry of Commerce has said, shedding light on its plans to develop investment and trade ties in 2026.
January27,2026
Xinjiang's foreign trade in 2025 hits new record
Foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached 520.37 billion yuan (about 74.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 19.9 percent year on year, surpassing the 500 billion yuan threshold for the first time, Urumqi Customs announced Friday.
January26,2026
Chinese-built VIP guesthouse opens at Tanzania airport
The VIP guesthouse at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam has been officially completed and inaugurated, marking its handover and the start of operations.
January19,2026
Yearender | 2025 trending topics on BRI
As the new year begins, the Belt and Road Portal presents an annual review based on its platform data. Let's take a look at the trending topics on BRI in 2025.
January12,2026
China deepens business cooperation with Belt and Road partners in 2025
Chinese industrial and commercial enterprises have deepened pragmatic cooperation with Belt and Road partner countries in trade, investment and industries in 2025, data from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade showed.
January04,2026
China, Singapore eye closer cooperation on BRI, innovation
China and Singapore on Monday pledged to deepen cooperation across various sectors, and agreed to work together to safeguard the multilateral trading system to increase regional prosperity and stability.
December16,2025
Global Gen-Z Views on BRI | BRI is more than building an infrastructure but it's also connecting the world
Belt and Road Initiative is more than building an infrastructure but it's also connecting the world, according to Satria Fajar ARDIANTO from Indonesia.
December15,2025
Global Gen-Z Views on BRI | BRI has provided a lot of opportunities, trade and connections
BRI for me would mostly be like opportunity, because it has provided a lot of opportunities and trade and connections between people and countries, according to Vijaya Laxmi PRADHAN from Nepal.
December15,2025
Global Gen-Z Views on BRI | BRI is connectivity, a bridge between culture and people
BRI is connectivity. It is the bridge between technology. It is the bridge between accelerated economic development among these countries. It is a bridge between culture and people, according to David Mwiya MBEHA from Namibia.
December15,2025
Interview: China-Europe rail routes promote development of Central Asia, says Kyrgyz expert
The China-Europe freight rail routes are emerging as an important driver of the development of Central Asian countries, a Kyrgyz market expert has said.
December12,2025
Interview: BRI opens new trade opportunities for Kyrgyz city, says official
Proximity to China and participation in the Belt and Road Initiative are opening up new trade and investment opportunities for the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh.
December04,2025
GLOBALink | Hydropower station under BRI in Cambodia helps improve well-being of local workers
As a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative in Cambodia, the 400-megawatt Lower Sesan II hydropower station has not only generated clean and reliable energy but also helped improve the well-being of local workers. #GLOBALink
December02,2025
China-Tonga economic agreement is an opportunity to boost trade, investment: Chinese premier
China is ready to enhance synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Tonga's national development strategies, and to use the signature of the Enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries as an opportunity to boost two-way trade and investment, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday.
November27,2025
China, Bulgaria mark anniversary of BRI cooperation
Bulgaria and China held a forum here on Monday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, signing 17 new agreements aimed at turning long-standing political goodwill into a practical partnership.
November25,2025
Interview: China's development path offers valuable lessons for Africa, says Tanzanian expert
China's rapid economic transformation into the world's second-largest economy in around four decades offers valuable lessons for African countries, said Humphrey Moshi, a professor of economics at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
November06,2025
CPEC brings new opportunities to Pakistan: president
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has created new avenues for development and livelihood in the country's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.
November03,2025
China-aided shantytown renovation project completed in Mongolia
A China-aided shantytown renovation project providing 1,008 housing units in the capital of Mongolia was officially completed on Thursday.
October17,2025
China grants market access to 15 food categories from Belt and Road countries
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Wednesday granted market access to 15 categories of food products from 10 countries, including South Africa and Belarus, paving the way for more food products from Belt and Road countries to reach Chinese dining tables at a faster pace.
October16,2025
Roundup: BRICS, BRI vital to enhance infrastructure, solidarity among Global South countries: Cambodian official, expert
BRICS and China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have played vital roles in helping build infrastructure, understanding, and solidarity among the countries of the Global South, a Cambodian official and an expert said here on Wednesday.
October09,2025
BRI annual Chinese character unveiled in SW China's Chongqing
The 2025 Belt and Road Initiative annual Chinese character release event was held on Sunday in Yongchuan District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, where the character of the year -- Yong, meaning "everlasting" -- was officially announced.
September29,2025
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