China deepens business cooperation with Belt and Road partners in 2025

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Longtan Container Terminal at Nanjing Port, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Xin Yi/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese industrial and commercial enterprises have deepened pragmatic cooperation with Belt and Road partner countries in trade, investment and industries in 2025, data from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade showed.

Over the past year, the council has organized 407 business delegation trips, including 228 to Belt and Road partner countries, facilitating robust engagement for the Chinese business community.

In 2025, the council approved 707 overseas exhibition projects in 43 Belt and Road partner countries, covering an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters and involving around 26,500 enterprises.

To facilitate trade, China's national trade promotion system issued 4.99 million certificates of origin and 559,600 commercial certificates for Belt and Road partner countries in the first 11 months of 2025, according to the council.

"We will continue to organize Chinese business delegations to visit Belt and Road partner countries in 2026," said Wang Wenshuai, a spokesperson with the council.