China's leader, Xi Jinping, is promoting food production and offering subsidized land to farmers in an effort to reduce the country's reliance on imported food, but there is skepticism over whether people will embrace farming and if it will significantly increase food production.
China's President Xi Jinping has announced that China will open up its service industries to further promote cross-border trade and investment, focusing on sectors such as telecommunications, tourism, law, and vocational examinations, and aligning domestic standards with international norms.
China's workers, including employees at state-owned companies and foreign firms, are increasingly studying the writings of President Xi Jinping, known as Xi Jinping Thought, as part of a new propaganda campaign launched by the Chinese Communist Party to promote ideological purity and loyalty to the regime leader.
China's Belt and Road Initiative, which has expanded global investments and trade, is facing challenges due to economic slowdown, defaults, and the impact of COVID-19, leading President Xi Jinping to prioritize profitability in projects and explore new approaches to economic assistance.
China's President Xi Jinping emphasizes the need for reform and opening up the economy as foreign investors consider leaving, calling for a greater opening up of free-trade zones and a focus on playing by international trade rules. Despite these efforts, China's foreign direct investment has fallen and US businesses remain skeptical due to regulatory uncertainties and geopolitical risks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is urging the development of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt with a focus on high-quality, green growth, as well as security and long-term strategies.
Chinese officials are pledging to implement President Xi Jinping’s ideology on culture and propaganda, leading to increased content control and Beijing’s global soft power. An institute will be established to study Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, likely to be located within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as part of a push to tighten ideological controls and expand China’s media diplomacy.
President Xi Jinping's vision for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt will lead the region in modernization, green development, and advancements in core technologies, according to analysts.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges to expand cooperation with Indonesia in emerging industries such as the digital economy and new energy vehicles, as well as boost imports of agricultural and fishery products, during the Belt and Road Forum.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged greater market access and over $100 billion in financing for developing economies as part of the Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, amid concerns over heavy debts associated with the projects.
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against decoupling from China and criticized Western efforts to reduce dependence on the Chinese economy during the Belt and Road Initiative forum, while also emphasizing the success of the infrastructure plan and promoting cooperation in green infrastructure, energy, transportation, and artificial intelligence.
China's President Xi Jinping has announced large investments at the Belt and Road Forum, leading to concerns over poorer countries' increasing debt to China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic policies are boosting property values in Japan, particularly in the Niseko area of Hokkaido and Osaka's Dotonbori entertainment district.
