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Major Events in Going Global

11 Departments Issue Document: Enhance the Convenience of Digital Services for Overseas Personnel Entering China

Recently, 11 departments including the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the People's Bank of China, the National Immigration Administration, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Enhancing the Convenience of Digital Services for Overseas Personnel Entering China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"). The "Implementation Opinions" propose that by 2027, the internationalization and convenience of digital services for entry will be significantly improved, the digital basic services will be more smooth and efficient, the bottlenecks in digital application services in areas such as residence, medical care, payment, tourism, and public services will be basically cleared, and the application scenarios will be comprehensively expanded, injecting strong impetus into the expansion of high - level opening - up. By 2030, the digital services for entry will reach the international leading level, the digital service ecosystem featuring interconnection, inclusiveness, and universality will be more mature, the full - scenario digital services will be deeply integrated with international common practices, and the ability of high - level opening of digital services to promote high - quality economic and social development will be significantly enhanced. (People's Daily)

The National Foreign Trade Work Conference is Held in Beijing

From February 2nd to 3rd, the 2026 National Foreign Trade Work Conference was held in Beijing. Zhang Li, Assistant Minister of Commerce, attended the conference and delivered a work report. The conference emphasized that 2026 is the first year of the 14th Five - Year Plan, and it is of great significance to do a good job in foreign trade. The situation faced by China's foreign trade development remains complex and severe, with both strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexisting, and an increasing number of uncertain and unpredictable factors. Commerce authorities at all levels should unify their thinking and actions with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, base themselves on the "three important" positioning of commerce work, adhere to the dual - wheel drive of "policies + activities", focus on promoting the integrated development of trade and investment and the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, do everything possible to stabilize foreign trade, develop new driving forces for foreign trade, promote the balanced development of imports and exports, and strive to achieve a good start in building a strong trading nation during the 14th Five - Year Plan. (Press Office of the Ministry of Commerce)

The Total Value of China's Imports and Exports with Other APEC Economies Reached 26.29 Trillion Yuan

It was learned at the first official event of the "Chinese Year" that in 2025, the total value of China's imports and exports with other APEC economies reached 26.29 trillion yuan, accounting for 57.82% of the total value of foreign trade in the same period. China has achieved a leap from "processing and manufacturing" to "R & D + manufacturing + services" in the regional supply chain, and has made efforts in both imports and exports with APEC economies. Among them, the export of high - tech products reached 4.63 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 8.1%. Imports in key areas such as energy, agricultural products, semiconductor equipment, and precision instruments also maintained rapid growth. New business forms and models are booming, cross - border e - commerce is growing rapidly, and digital trade represented by data flow and electronic documents, as well as green trade in new energy and low - carbon products, have become new highlights of foreign trade growth. (People's Daily)

Observation of New Markets

Canada Announces a New Electric Vehicle Strategy and Will Cooperate with China

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new electric vehicle strategy on the 5th, including restarting the car - purchase subsidy, and said that Canada will cooperate with China to promote the local production and export of electric vehicles in Canada. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office of Canada, Canada will make full use of existing and new trade agreements, including the recent electric vehicle cooperation agreement reached with China, to promote large - scale investment in this field, diversify Canada's automobile export market, and make Canada one of the global leaders in the electric vehicle field. (CCTV News)

The "Chancay Effect" Helps Peru's Goods Export Value Reach a Record High in 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru issued an announcement on the 3rd, saying that in 2025, the country's goods export value reached 90.082 billion US dollars, a 21% increase from the previous year, reaching a record high. Among them, the export value to China increased by more than 30%, becoming an important driving force for the growth of Peru's annual goods exports. Peruvian industry insiders pointed out that the record - high goods export value in Peru is due to the "Chancay Effect". Juan Carlos Paz, the former chairman of the National Port Authority of Peru, said that the Chancay Port has significantly shortened the shipping time between Peru and Asian trading partners such as China, reduced transportation costs, and enhanced the export competitiveness of Peruvian products. The Chancay Port is an important project under the China - Peru Belt and Road Initiative. Since its opening in November 2024, as the first smart port in South America, the throughput and export capacity of the Chancay Port have increased simultaneously. In just one year, it has quickly become the third - largest port in Peru, promoting the rise of new business forms in the country and accelerating the upgrading of the regional industrial chain. (Xinhua News Agency)

Senior Executive of SGX: Seeking to Attract More Chinese and Southeast Asian Companies to List in Singapore

Pol de Win, Executive Vice - President of Singapore Exchange Group and Head of Global Business Origination and Expansion, said that the exchange is seeking to attract more Chinese and Southeast Asian companies to list in Singapore to boost the momentum of IPO transactions. (Jiemian News)

Company News

Elon Musk Announces the Merger of SpaceX and xAI: To Build a Space Data Center

In a memo to employees posted on the SpaceX website, Elon Musk said that this merger is crucial for building "the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine." "This not only marks the next chapter in the missions of SpaceX and xAI, but also the next work: to expand the scale, create a sentient sun to understand the universe, and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!" Musk wrote. Musk said that this acquisition is necessary because the global power demand for artificial intelligence cannot be met by "ground - based solutions", and Silicon Valley will soon need to build data centers in space to support its artificial intelligence ambitions. Musk wrote: "In the long run, space - based artificial intelligence is obviously the only way to achieve scale. Therefore, the only reasonable solution is to transfer these resource - intensive tasks to places with huge energy and space. I mean, there's a reason why'space' is called'space'." (Sina Finance)

For the First Time in History, the Milan Winter Olympics Build an Official Large - Scale Model Based on Tongyi Qianwen

On February 5th, the International Olympic Committee officially released the first official large - scale model for the Olympics based on Tongyi Qianwen. This model will be put into use at the Milan Winter Olympics, serving the staff of national and regional Olympic committees in the first batch, providing a multilingual official AI assistant, and is planned to be opened to the global public later. International Olympic Committee President Stéphane Cobert said that Tongyi Qianwen will make the Milan Winter Olympics the smartest Olympics in history. (36Kr)

Luobo Kuaipao Becomes the Only Designated Driverless Fleet for the 2026 WGS Summit

The 2026 World Government Summit (WGS) was held in Dubai from February 3rd to 5th. Luobo Kuaipao, as the only designated fully driverless test - ride fleet for the conference, provided test - ride services. (36Kr)

Industry Trends

Han Wenxiu: Promote the Diversification of Agricultural Product Imports and Support the Expansion of Exports of Advantageous and Characteristic Agricultural Products

Han Wenxiu, Deputy Director in charge of daily work of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, wrote in an article that it is necessary to promote the coordination between agricultural product trade and production. With the expansion of opening - up, changes in agricultural production, and the upgrading of residents' consumption, the factors affecting the operation of the agricultural product market have become more complex, and the difficulty of regulation has been increasing. It is necessary to improve the whole - chain regulation mechanism from production to processing, circulation, storage, import and export, and consumption, strengthen the policy support and coordination of prices, subsidies, insurance, etc., and improve the income guarantee mechanism for grain - growing farmers. Strengthen the monitoring, early warning, and information release of the agricultural product market, coordinate market - based purchases and policy - based purchases and storage, and promote the prices of important agricultural products such as grain to remain at a reasonable level. Coordinate the domestic and international markets, promote the diversification of agricultural product imports, support the expansion of exports of advantageous and characteristic agricultural products, and cultivate internationally competitive agricultural enterprises. At the same time, severely crack down on agricultural product smuggling in accordance with the law to protect the rights and interests of domestic producers. (Study Times)

Involving Brain - Computer Interface Technology, China Proposes Multiple APEC Cooperation Projects

On February 6th, at the first meeting of the Standards and Conformity Assessment Sub - Committee (SCSC) of the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Guangzhou, which was chaired by China and organized by the State Administration for Market Regulation, multiple APEC cooperation projects proposed by China at the meeting received positive responses from various economies. Among them, focusing on the application needs of brain - computer interface technology in the rehabilitation field, it promotes the regional coordination of APEC digital rehabilitation - related standards and testing technologies and improves the ISO international standard system for brain - computer interfaces. (CCTV News)

CITIC Construction Investment: The Global Commercial Space Industry Enters a New Stage Centered on Large - Scale Deployment and Ecosystem Construction

CITIC Construction Investment pointed out that the global commercial space industry has entered a new stage centered on large - scale deployment and ecosystem construction, and the bipolar pattern of China and the United States dominates the development process. US companies represented by SpaceX have established global benchmarks in business and technology through reusable rockets and giant constellations. China, with comprehensive policy support and breakthroughs in the capital system (such as the fifth set of standards for the Science and Technology Innovation Board) as the engine, drives the industry to achieve a structural leap, and the overall valuation has crossed the one - trillion - yuan threshold. The current competition has been upgraded from a single technological breakthrough to a comprehensive competition in the engineering of reusable rockets, the industrialization of satellite manufacturing, and the commercialization of space - ground integration. Under the efficient cooperation of state - owned enterprises and private enterprises, the industrial chain is accelerating to seize frequency and orbit resources and compete for the right to speak in the standards of the 6G - era space - air - ground integration. In the future, the industrial boundary will expand to multiple tracks such as space computing power and tourism, marking that the commercial space industry is comprehensively shifting from a national project to a key ecosystem driving future economic growth and strategic competition. (36Kr)

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