While enjoying the benefits brought about by the multilateral trading system, China has become the largest contributor since its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, said Yi Xiaozhun, former deputy director-general of the WTO on May 14.
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DRC president hails mining, infrastructure cooperation with China
KINSHASA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that he attaches great importance to DRC-China relations and intends to deepen mining and infrastructure cooperation with Chinese companies.
China adjusts tariffs on steel products
China will adjust tariffs on some steel products to lower import costs as part of efforts to push the industry's upgrading and transformation.
Canton Fair concludes online in China's Guangdong
GUANGZHOU - The 129th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, concluded online on Saturday.
China to further cut coal use in 2021
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China aims to reduce the share of coal in its energy mix to less than 56 percent this year, according to a guideline released by the National Energy Administration (NEA).
The proportion was 56.8 percent in 2020 and 57.7 percent in 2019.
China's economy expands 18.3 pct in Q1 from virus-induced low base.
BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's economy grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021, as strong domestic and foreign demands powered recovery from a low base in early 2020 when COVID-19 stalled the world's second largest economy.
Oil majors go green, ramp up natural gas production
China's decarbonization drive prompts strategic repositioning of companies
China's oil giants are planning to ramp up natural gas production and use more green, low-carbon methods to reach carbon neutrality, after their profits fell last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and plummeting international oil prices.
China's carbon goals strike a chord with Rio Tinto, CEO says
Rio Tinto Group Plc, the world's biggest iron ore miner, is anticipating huge growth opportunities in China, after the country, which accounted for more than half of its global revenue last year, reiterated its intent to reduce carbon emissions earlier this month, a top company official said.
Multinationals see more China opportunities
Firms are buoyed by nation's energy transition, clear targets on emissions, carbon neutrality
Multinational corporations have said China's ambition of peaking its carbon emissions by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 will bring tremendous opportunities for their business development in China.