What might the year 2035 bring for China’s trade with Latin America?
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Even with the effects of COVID-19 on Latin American and Caribbean economies, trade with China remains stable, with $136 billion in LAC to China exports and $160 billion in Chinese exports to the region.
US resumes accepting student visa applications, but some Chinese families rethink study plans
Shan Jie Published: May 04, 2021 03:54 PM
Graduate students from China attend the Columbia University Commencement ceremony in New York, the United States, May 22, 2019. Photo: Xinhua
The US embassy and consulates in China resumed accepting student visa applications on Tuesday, which was suspended last year amid the COVID-19. However, after the whole year fighting the pandemic, frequent attacks on Asians, and rising skepticism and even discrimination against Chinese students, they would be more cautious on making decisions to study in the US.
The move comes after the US lifted travel restrictions on several countries including China.
China will keep opening up and improving its business environment, to further optimize the structure and quality of foreign investment and maintain the overall scale of foreign investment this year, despite added uncertainties due to COVID-19 and the delicate global situation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Gao Feng, a spokesman at the ministry, said at a news briefing in Beijing that there would be some pressure in attracting foreign capital this year, despite the steady growth in foreign investment during the first three months of the year.
The ongoing pandemic is severe and the international environment is complex, (global) cross-border investment continues to be sluggish, cross-border personnel flow is not smooth and investment promotion activities are disrupted, posing new uncertainties, Gao said.
Nation plans steps to sustain foreign capital
1 2021-04-30 09:01:48China Daily
Editor : Liu Yimeng
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Aerial photo taken on March 3, 2021 shows containers piled up at the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, East China s Zhejiang Province. (Photo/Xinhua)
Continued opening-up and improving business environment are key priorities
China will keep opening up and improving its business environment, to further optimize the structure and quality of foreign investment and maintain the overall scale of foreign investment this year, despite added uncertainties due to COVID-19 and the delicate global situation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Gao Feng, a spokesman at the ministry, said at a news briefing in Beijing that there would be some pressure in attracting foreign capital this year, despite the steady growth in foreign investment during the first three months of the year.
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