Swedcham China Insights

- Chinese cities urged to loosen vehicle purchase restrictions
- OpenAI taking steps to block China’s access to its AI tools
- State Council executive meeting discusses sustainability, foreign investment, and national security
- Dates set for China’s long-awaited Third Plenum when policy direction will be revealed
- 2024 Summer Davos concludes in NE China's Dalian

- China lashes out at US over report of Pentagon’s secret anti-vax campaign
- World Economic Forum's meeting in Dalian to forge unified vision for development
- IMF Inaugurates Shanghai Regional Center
- Report on Chinese NEV manufacturers in Europe launched in Brussels
- Lujiazui Forum concludes in Shanghai

- Beijing sees robust tourism during the Dragon Boat Festival
- China's CPI up 0.3% in May
- EU hits Chinese EVs with tariffs, drawing rebuke from Beijing
- The second China-U.S. Track 1.5 Dialogue calls for stable relations through cooperation

- China's software and IT service industry sees double-digit growth in revenue, profits
- Chinese commerce minister says ‘excessive industrial capacity’ narrative reflects "excessive anxiety" 
- China's political advisors meet on high-level market economy
- Senior Chinese lawmaker urges improved atomic energy legislation 
- China's railways to handle 74 million passenger trips during Dragon...

- China, Japan and South Korea call for collaboration
- China unveils blueprint for IP protection system
- Chinese SOEs maintain sound operation with growing revenue, profits
- China plans leading role in global AI race on standards and computing power push
- Chinese mainland to halt tariff cuts on Taiwan imports; China-US defence ministers meeting

- Xi stresses efforts to promote high-quality development of tourism sector
- China unveils guideline to promote development of smart cities
- China formulating plan to improve biodiversity conservation
- PLA conducts joint military drills surrounding Taiwan Island
- Leaders of Korea, China, and Japan will meet in Seoul on Monday

- China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
- White House unveils new protectionist tariffs on Chinese-made EVs
- Putin to pay state visit to China
- China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
- China's retail sales up 4.1 pct in first four months

- China sees International Workers Day tourism surge, paving way for sector’s full-spectrum recovery
- China's foreign exchange reserves fall to 3.2 trillion USD in April
- China's passenger vehicle sales up 9 pct in Jan-April
- China's SMEs development index continues to pick up
- Beijing bourse facilitates treasury bond issuance of 1.46 trillion yuan in Jan-April

- China issues action plan on promoting digital commerce
- Xi Jinping to pay state visits to France, Serbia, Hungary from May 5 to 10
- 20th CPC Central Committee to hold 3rd plenary session in July
- Shenzhou 17 spacecraft returns earth
- China's manufacturing PMI down in April
- State Council urges local governments amid disaster prevention
- China's services trade reports rapid growth...