On March 15 and 16, economic and trade teams from China and the United States met in Paris for a new round of bilateral consultations, continuing a dialogue mechanism that has gradually become an essential stabilizing channel in one of the world's most consequential economic relationships.

This year's Government Work Report has laid out key arrangements for work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Across China's farmlands, new technologies, new crop varieties and new production scenarios are emerging one after another.

When US and Chinese representatives sat down in Paris for the new round of economic and trade consultations, the meeting was originally conceived as a routine checkpoint – a moment to consolidate the communication channels established over the past year and lay groundwork for future engagement.

China's economy has got off to a solid start in 2026, with major indicators delivering better-than-expected results in the first two months of the year, laying the foundation for achieving the annual growth target and opening the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period on a firm footing.While the

China will expand its pilot cities for a cross-border trade facilitation campaign to 45 in 2026, up from 25 in 2025, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said on Monday.The six-month campaign was jointly launched by the GAC and 23 other departments.

Meta is reportedly planning to lay off 20% or more of its workforce, pivoting more resources toward costly AI investments, according to Reuters, as more US tech firms rapidly scale down their human workforce to make room for an AI capital-expenditure spree.