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Major Events in Going Global

The National Overseas Comprehensive Service Platform Officially Launched

On February 11, the national overseas comprehensive service platform was officially launched and put into operation. This is an important measure to implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and improve the overseas comprehensive service system. The platform coordinates service resources in many fields such as law, finance and taxation, finance, foreign affairs, economy and trade, logistics, customs, and trade promotion. It connects various entities including relevant departments, industry organizations, service institutions, overseas embassies and consulates, and more than 100 foreign investment promotion agencies. The total number of columns exceeds 260, and it links 37 various sub - platforms, providing "one - stop" public services for 52,000 overseas enterprises, hundreds of thousands of foreign trade enterprises, and thousands of foreign contracting engineering and labor service cooperation enterprises. (Press Office of the Ministry of Commerce)

The First Business Event of the "China Year" in APEC Held in Indonesia

From February 7th to 9th, the Chinese business delegation led by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade hosted the first meeting of the 2026 Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is the first important business event during the "China Year" of APEC. During the meeting, representatives from the Asia - Pacific business community had in - depth exchanges around four key areas: regional economic integration, sustainable development, digital innovation, and connectivity. They put forward a number of constructive proposals and determined "Openness, Connectivity, and Collaboration" as the annual theme, calling on the Asia - Pacific region to maintain market openness, accelerate the process of economic integration, and strengthen innovation cooperation. At the meeting, the Connectivity Working Group proposed by China to be re - established received extensive support from all parties. (Xinhua News Agency)

Two Departments: Further Strengthen the Supervision of Food Recall in Cross - border E - commerce Retail Imports

The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Commerce recently jointly issued the "Announcement on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Food Recall in Cross - border E - commerce Retail Imports". Starting from clarifying the domestic recall entities, it further consolidates the responsibilities of cross - border e - commerce enterprises, entrusted enterprises, cross - border e - commerce platforms and other entities. The "Announcement" clarifies the domestic recall entities for cross - border e - commerce retail imports. It clarifies that cross - border e - commerce enterprises shall bear the main responsibility for the food safety of cross - border e - commerce retail imports, and requires them to entrust a domestic food production and operation enterprise to carry out the recall of cross - border e - commerce retail imported food, and report the information of the entrusted enterprise to the operator of the cross - border e - commerce third - party platform. (CCTV News)

Observation of New Markets

Construction of the China Dongxing - Vietnam Mong Cai Smart Port Project Launched

On February 11, the launching ceremony of the China Dongxing - Vietnam Mong Cai Smart Port project was held at the Second Beilun River Bridge between China and Vietnam. Li Jian, the mayor of Dongxing City, introduced that the Chinese project construction mainly focuses on two major projects: First, the passenger passage project at the First Beilun River Bridge. By optimizing the port space layout, upgrading intelligent inspection facilities, and building a collaborative management platform, it aims to achieve intelligent and efficient customs clearance and provide a more convenient and comfortable experience for personnel exchanges between the two countries; Second, the freight passage project at the Second Beilun River Bridge. It focuses on promoting the expansion of port infrastructure and the integration of intelligent supervision systems, upgrading intelligent checkpoints, panoramic monitoring, and command centers, exploring new models of intelligent customs clearance, improving cross - border logistics efficiency, and reducing enterprise operating costs. (Xinhua News Agency)

Over 47 Million Export Parcels Sent via China's First Cross - border E - commerce Air Freight Line for BRICS Cities in Three Years

Since the opening of China's first cross - border e - commerce air freight line for BRICS cities (referred to as the "BRICS Line") on February 10, 2023, as of February 10, 2026, the customs has cumulatively supervised 708 round - trip flights on this line, with 46,500 tons of import and export goods and more than 47 million cross - border e - commerce export parcels carried. According to the Xiamen Airport Customs, this route is operated by Ethiopian Airlines, with three flights per week. The exports on the line are mainly cross - border e - commerce products such as clothing, shoes and hats, and daily necessities, while the return flights carry fresh seasonal products from South America such as grapes, cherries, and salmon. Over the past three years, this line connecting Xiamen in China and São Paulo in Brazil has steadily developed into a popular air freight route, tightening the economic and trade cooperation bond between China and Brazil and even South America. (China News Service)

Bank of China: Continuously Build the London Offshore RMB Market

Recently, the first meeting of the China - UK Financial Working Group was held in Beijing. As a supporting activity for the China - UK Financial Working Group, a round - table meeting was held between the China - UK Financial Working Group and financial institutions. Ge Haijiao, the chairman of the Bank of China, was invited to attend the round - table meeting and speak. Ge Haijiao said that the Bank of China will work with the China - UK financial community to implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, continuously build the London offshore RMB market, and continuously explore and innovate in the fields of settlement, financing, trading, and investment to promote new achievements in the construction of the London financial center; jointly promote the global development of green finance, seize the broad cooperation opportunities between China and the UK in the fields of green bonds and transition finance, and provide more "China - UK solutions" for global sustainable development; vigorously serve the interconnection of the financial markets of the two countries, build a multi - level and multi - market cross - border financial service system, provide diversified and complementary investment channels and product supplies for business entities in the two countries, and strongly support the transformation of the potential of "great potential" in China - UK cooperation into "great achievements". (People's Daily Financial News)

Company News

The EU Launches a New Round of Antitrust Investigation Against Google, Focusing on Search Advertising Pricing

The European Commission has launched a new round of investigation against Google, questioning its "artificially inflating the settlement price of search engine advertising auctions". If the evidence is conclusive, such behavior may violate competition rules and trigger a fine of up to 10% of the global annual sales. This review will further increase Google's total EU fines, which have already reached 9.5 billion euros, and it is also one of several new investigations launched against the company by Brussels in recent weeks. (Caixin Press)

Baidu E - commerce Skill Lands on OpenClaw, with Five Capabilities Fully Open

On February 13, Baidu's official e - commerce Skill was officially listed on ClawHub. This is also the first official - level e - commerce capability plug - in in the OpenClaw ecosystem, encapsulating Baidu's product knowledge graph and CPS supply chain capabilities into standardized tools. It is understood that this Skill will open the capabilities of five core modules, including CPS product library retrieval, SPU cross - platform price comparison, comparison of multiple product parameters and summary of word - of - mouth, and authoritative consumption lists, covering mainstream categories such as digital products, home appliances, and household items. (36Kr)

PowerChina Harbor Wins Two Overseas Business Contracts in Succession

According to the official website of PowerChina Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd., the company recently successfully signed contracts for the Mongla Dock Project in Bangladesh and the repair project of the Nickerie Sluice in Suriname, kicking off the high - quality development of overseas business in the "15th Five - Year Plan" period. The main content of the Mongla Dock Project in Bangladesh includes the design and construction of ship berthing and maintenance facilities. It is the company's first dock construction project, achieving a new breakthrough in the business field in the overseas market. The main content of the Nickerie Sluice repair project in Suriname is the repair and construction of the sluice of the irrigation system. After the completion of the project, it will significantly improve the local flood control and drainage and water resource allocation capabilities, effectively improve water conservancy infrastructure, and increase agricultural productivity. (Jiemian News)

Industry Trends

South Korea Plans to Invest 1 Trillion Won in R & D of AI Chips for Devices

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Wednesday that South Korea will launch a project worth 1 trillion won (about $687.8 million) next month to develop artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors for devices. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the government and private companies will invest a total of 1 trillion won in the project over the next five years, with the goal of creating about 10 types of AI chips that can be used in autonomous vehicles, smart home appliances, humanoid robots, etc. (Sina Finance)

AI is Expected to Empower Surgical Robots to Achieve Autonomous Operation and Assist in Remote Surgery

CITIC Construction Investment believes that surgical robots are one of the best business models in the medical device field. After the installation of the equipment, it will drive the continuous growth of consumables, forming stable revenue and cash flow. The global comparable leading company, Intuitive Surgical, has a market value of over 1000 billion yuan, and there is still significant room for growth in penetration rate and market scale. Overseas leading companies dominate the market with their first - mover advantage, while domestic leading companies are accelerating product iteration. Their performance is close to the global leading level, and they are leading in remote surgery. Overseas business accounts for a large proportion of their revenue and continues to grow at a high rate. There is room for several - fold growth in both revenue and market value. AI is expected to empower surgical robots to achieve autonomous operation, further assisting or replacing some of the doctor's surgical operation processes, which is beneficial to the improvement of industry penetration rate and the valuation of related companies. (Caixin Press)

The Global Shipments of Humanoid Robots Approached 18,000 Units in 2025, with Chinese Enterprises' Products Dominating

According to the latest data from IDC, the global shipments of humanoid robots were close to 18,000 units in 2025, a year - on - year increase of about 508%, and the market scale was about $440 million. The cumulative number of orders during the same period is expected to exceed 35,000 units. From the perspective of the manufacturer pattern, Chinese enterprises dominate in terms of shipments. Among them, both Zhiyuan Robotics and Unitree Robotics shipped about 5,000 units; Leju Robotics, Acceleration Evolution, and Songyan Power shipped about 1,000 units; manufacturers such as Galaxy General, Ubtech, Zhongqing Robotics, and Stardust Intelligence shipped between 400 and 1,000 units; companies such as Xingdong Jiyuan, Magic Atom, Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Xinghaitu, Mojia Zhichuang, and Zhujie Power achieved shipments of more than 100 units. (Sina Finance)

This article is from the WeChat official account "Comprehensive Service Port for Zhejiang Enterprises Going Global", author: Zhejiang Enterprises Going Global.