China Executive Insights
By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Europe is suffering record heatwaves over 40°C. Providing relief, Chinese portable air-conditioners and energy-saving fans have become best sellers.
By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. A live-streamer is seen selling women's shoes in a live broadcast room at the e-commerce center of Shapingba District, Chongqing, China, June 18, 2025. /VCG China has released a draft amendment to its e-commerce law for public consultation, aiming to strengthen regulation of the platform economy, protect market participants, and improve industry governance. Jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Commerce, the draft contains 20 articles and sets out reforms across five key areas. It expands regulatory coverage to include all participants in the platform economy, not only platforms and merchants, and further clarifies the rights and responsibilities to close existing supervisory gaps. The draft also strengthens platform accountability by improving enforcement tools and refining responsibility mechanisms to ensure platforms fulfill their obligations and reduce disorderly market behavior.
By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. A man promotes locally grown apples to consumers across China during a livestream session at Linyi County, Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, March 26, 2026. /VCG China's State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Commerce began soliciting public opinions on a draft amendment to the country's e-commerce law Saturday. The draft amendment contains 20 provisions, including those aimed at broadening the law's regulatory scope. In addition to platforms and in-platform merchants, it would further clarify the rights and obligations of other participants in the platform economy. It highlights the need to improve the liability framework for platforms, calling for a wider range of regulatory tools and stronger support for routine oversight. Targeting cross-sector operations in the platform economy, the draft amendment calls for stronger coordination among regulators. Measures include applying consistent oversight to both online and offline businesses and strengthening cross-department collaboration.
By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. The 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference is being held in Beijing from July 2 to 5. Zhu Jun, deputy director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Tsinghua University, told CGTN's Hou Jing that China's robust demand for AI video scenarios is a major advantage for the rapid evolution of AI technologies.
By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Mountains of discarded plastic bottles, food containers, and packaging often end up in landfills or waterways, contributing to one of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. But on the outskirts of Nairobi, an entrepreneur is giving that waste a second life by transforming it into durable fencing poles. At a manufacturing facility in Syokimau, Machakos County, collected plastic waste is sorted, cleaned, processed, and compressed before being moulded into fencing posts and other products designed to withstand harsh weather, resist termites, and outlast traditional wooden alternatives. The initiative is helping tackle Kenya's growing plastic waste problem while creating jobs and income opportunities for local communities involved in collecting and supplying recyclable materials. Abbas Ateya, founder of Silverlink Manufacturing Limited, launched the business in 2015 after leaving his job in the construction industry. His idea was inspired by the shortcomings of conventional fencing materials.
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By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Exhibitors showcase robots folding clothes at the Digital Economy Industry Expo 2026 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2026. /VCG Editor's note: Cheng He is a chief editor at CGTN Global Business. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Chinese equities posted one of their strongest first-half performances in recent years in H1 2026, with average daily turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges nearly doubling from the same period in 2025. Hard-tech, artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced manufacturing stocks spearheaded the rally. Equally striking was the return of overseas investors. Foreign holdings of mainland-listed equities surpassed 4 trillion yuan ($589 billion), up from 3 trillion yuan in mid-2025. For much of the past three years, "underweight China" was the default position for many international investors. Concerns over the property downturn, slowing economic growth, geopolitical tensions and weak consumer confidence prompted global funds to trim their exposure to Chinese assets.
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By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. A pile of containers at a dock of Shanghai Port in Shanghai, China, June 9, 2026. /VCG Editor's note: Zhu Ruowan is a master's student in journalism at Renmin University of China, focusing on international communication and global affairs reporting. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN. China has announced a new regulation on outbound investment, issued through a State Council decree and effective from July 1, 2026. Consisting of 34 articles outlining provisions for the promotion, services, safeguards, management and legal responsibilities of outbound investment, the regulation is better understood as a direct answer to a hard question: how can cross-border capital remain stable, lawful and secure when it increasingly intersects with technology, data and national security? Some international reports, including one by Bloomberg, have framed the regulation as a "tightening" of outbound investment rules amid China-US tech rivalry.
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By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. International investors' confidence towards China continues to rise, with foreign capital steadily flowing into its equity and bond markets. In this episode of BizTalk, CGTN's Michael Wang speaks to guests from J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Eurasia Group to analyze the first half of the year and the reason behind the accelerating allocation in Chinese assets by foreign financial institutions.