Swedcham China Insights

- China launches phased rollout of free preschool education, benefiting 12 million families
- EU Commission finds Temu in breach of Digital Services Act over illegal product risks
- Nvidia rebuts Chinese cybersecurity concerns, denying chip backdoors
- ‘Dead to Rights’ becomes first post-Spring Festival film to surpass RMB 1 billion

- Swedish and Chinese senior officials held bilateral meetings
- US and China extend trade war truce as rare earths deal signals cautious progress
- Politburo sets cautious yet steady economic course for H2 as focus shifts to 15th Five-Year Plan
- China launches nationwide childcare subsidy to ease demographic decline

- Expectations low going into the EU-China summit amid escalating trade tensions
- At the EU-China summit, Xi urges strategic vision and mutual respect
- China and EU issue joint climate statement as only concrete outcome of the summit
- At the summit, EU and China agree to rare earth export mechanism
- Li Qiang calls for renewed confidence in China market as European firms highlight...

- China tightens export controls on next-gen battery tech to fortify global EV lead
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits China as US clears H20 AI chip sales in strategic shift
- China’s Q2 GDP growth slows to 5.2% as deflation, tariffs, and weak demand weigh on recovery
- Tesla launches six-seat Model Y in China to counter intensifying EV competition

- US lifts export restrictions on chip software, ethane, and plane engine to China
- China unveils expansive employment support package as graduate numbers hit record high
- China unveils nationwide plan to build affordable childcare service network
- China expands marriage registration access with on-site services at music festivals

- China offers 10% tax credit to foreign firms that reinvest profits made in China locally
- BYD begins production at Brazil plant, deepening its localization efforts
- Top 100 Chinese real estate developers’ H1 sales fall nearly 11% y/y
- China launches “Category C” drug list to boost commercial coverage of innovative drugs

- China reportedly resumed rare earth exports to EU
- China slams EU procurement ban on medical devices, vowing countermeasures
- Chinese premier pledges transformation into a consumption-driven economy at Summer Davos
- Starbucks China explores sale amid fierce market competition

- EU-China trade tensions escalate ahead of July summit, with talks stalled
- China accelerates push to elevate Shanghai as a global financial center
- Top Chinese financial officials highlight global vacuum in monetary policy coordination
- Chinese domestic consumption surges in May as big-ticket items drive retail rebound

- China and EU near deal on EV tariffs as Beijing opens rare earth green channel
- US and China reach provisional trade framework in London to revive Geneva truce
- NDRC solicits tech sector input as 15th Five-Year Plan enters drafting phase
- China’s new social policy targeting the poor is not broad-based consumption stimulus

- Trump and Xi hold pivotal call to revive Geneva trade war truce
- EU bans Chinese medical device firms from major tenders in first use of procurement tool
- China sees robust Dragon Boat travel, but per capita spending continues to fall
- China vows further crackdown on 'involution-style' price wars in the auto industry
- China’s manufacturing PMI data signals renewed weakness in May