China is planning to bolster the economy by funding key projects, boosting consumption and tackling challenges faced by private enterprises, in a bid to hit its annual growth target for 2024, according to the country's top economic regulator. #ChinaEconomy
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China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, recorded robust expansion to 794.2 billion kWh in March 2024, up 7.4% YoY, according to the National Energy Administration. The country's power use increased by 9.8% to nearly 2.34 trillion kWh in Q1 2024.

China's upcoming 2024 #ZhongguancunForum , which will focus on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, is expected to be more international than previous events, officials said on Wednesday. #TechChina
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President Xi on Sino-German cooperation
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The hardest thing to do under heaven is to keep one's heart under control, and the easiest thing is to be lured by desire. #ChineseWisdom
天下之难持者莫如心，天下之易染者莫如欲。

China's civil aviation sector sets records with nearly 180 million passenger trips handled in Q1 of 2024, up 37.7% YoY, and transporting over 2 million tons of cargo and mail during the same period, up 34.4% YoY, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.…

The #ChinaUS Financial Working Group held its fourth meeting on Tuesday. The two sides held 'professional, pragmatic, candid and constructive' discussions on such topics as the two countries' monetary policy and financial stability, financial supervision cooperation, and…

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway marked its six months of operation today, with a total of 2.56 million passengers transported. Since its official commercial operation around mid-October, the railway has operated a total of 7,050 train trips with a mileage of over 1.26…

The combination of the #Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship and a Long March 2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said on Wednesday. The spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future, the agency said.…

China is willing to work with all parties to promote the Digital #SilkRoad , share the development dividends of the #digitaleconomy , and deepen innovation and cooperation in digital technology, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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