China's development achievements over recent decades are truly extraordinary, said Violante di Canossa, head of strategic partnerships and policy at UNDP China. She pointed out that hundreds of millions of people have benefited from the improvement of standards of living in the country.

A space computing research institute has been established in Beijing E-Town to advance key technologies, including spaceborne computing chips and inter-satellite laser communications.

Canadian businesses should make the most of the many opportunities offered by the Chinese market, Canadian Senator Yuen Pau Woo said in a recent interview.

The global economic outlook has worsened significantly in recent weeks, according to the latest Chief Economists' Outlook report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Saturday.

China's zero-tariff gesture for Africa will boost industrialization and benefit sectors including tourism, transportation, and services, bringing gains to the continent as a whole, said Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the Namibian minister of international relations and trade.

China and the EU are equal and mutually beneficial trading partners, and it is hoped that the EU will abide by WTO rules, uphold free trade and fair competition, and firmly oppose protectionism and unilateralism, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday, in response