As they gather for a group photo at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday, Vice-Premier Liu He (center), European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen (third from left in front row) and Chinese and EU officials attend the 7th China-EU High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] China and the European Union are accelerating negotiation of investment and trade deals amid agreement to defend the multilateral trading system, Vice-Premier Liu He said on Monday.
China will launch promotional and educational activities across the country to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its reform and opening-up policies. With the theme "Carrying the reform and opening-up to the end," the activities will focus on "telling the stories of reform and opening-up," according to a circular released by nine departments, including the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R, front) meets with executives of some famous multinational enterprises, who are in Beijing to attend a special session of round-table summit of Global CEO Council at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, June 21, 2018. Xi attended a symposium with the executives here on Thursday.
New negative list will ease limits on foreign investors The announcement of a new negative list that will ease limits on foreign investment shows that China's commitment to opening-up will not be hindered by Sino-US trade friction, and the move will also be significant in maintaining the stability of global trade, experts said on Tuesday. China has finalized the new negative list, which will be released soon, the China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday.
