2025 Newsletters

TikTok Returns to App Stores, Aims for Aggressive E-Commerce Growth in 2025 According to CNBC, TikTok is once again available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in the U.S. as of the evening of February…

China’s Spring Festival Tourism Soars: 501 Million Trips and CNY 677 Billion in Spending During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, China’s domestic tourism experienced a robust rebound. Total spending on domestic tourism climbed to CNY 677 billion, a 7.0% increase…

China’s Exports Surpass CNY 25 Trillion in 2024, Marking Eighth Consecutive Year of Growth At a press conference hosted by the State Council Information Office, Wang Lingjun, Deputy Commissioner of the General Administration of Customs (GAC), announced that China’s export…

China’s Urban Unemployment Rate in 2024 Averaged 5.1%, Exceeding Expectations Despite Seasonal Fluctuations On January 17th, the National Bureau of Statistics of China released its 2024 national urban surveyed unemployment rate, which averaged 5.1%, marking a slight decrease of 0.1…

China’s CPI Records 0.2% Annual Increase in 2024 Amid Modest Price Fluctuations Across Categories In December 2024, China’s national Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released. Urban area saw a rise of 0.1% and rural…

Ultra-Long Special Treasury Bonds for Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Goods Trade-in Programs China plans to significantly increase the issuance of ultra-long special treasury bonds in 2025 to fund large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs, officials announced at a…

China’s December PMI Reflects Expansion in Manufacturing and Recovery in Non-Manufacturing Sectors According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on December 31, China’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in December stood at 50.1%, dropping by 0.2 percentage…