Major provincial economies leveraging innovation prowess to fuel China's high-quality development
China's major provincial economies are steadily consolidating the foundation of national economic stability while unleashing momentum for progress and delivering high-quality development.
Macro
News Analysis: How China effectively aligns industrial upgrade with consumption boost
Benign interaction between demand and supply is the key driver of economic development. To promote this positive interplay, China has written into the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) the need to foster virtuous interaction between consumption and investment, as well as between supply and demand, so as to achieve a higher-standard dynamic balance and strengthen the endogenous momentum and reliability of the domestic economy.
In-depth
Economic Watch: Global musicians go east as China becomes a major touring destination
As dusk fell over a stadium in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, the soaring vocals of Imagine Dragons electrified tens of thousands of fans, turning a two-hour concert into a high-energy spectacle.
moreEconomic Watch: China's blueberry industry embraces dual growth strategy for high-quality development
Once a pricey delicacy in Chinese fruit stores, blueberries have become increasingly affordable for consumers, a phenomenon dubbed "blueberry freedom" on social media.
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Markets
China's chain hotel market sustains robust expansion in 2025
China's chain hotel market sustained robust expansion in 2025, with chain hotel room inventory growing by 760,000 units, or 10.74 percent year on year.
China sees 17.77 bln inter-regional trips in Q1
China's transport sector handled 17.77 billion inter-regional trips in the first three months of this year, official data showed on Wednesday.
