JD Logistics rolled out Chaonao 3.0, an industrial-grade AI system integrating five native large models across warehousing, transport, and delivery operations. The platform enables second-level decision-making and an 86% automated vehicle dispatch rate. Frontline deployments have demonstrated a 99.9% sorting accuracy and cut transport station costs by 21%.

At the 2026 GAI+C conference, domestic tech players unveiled a heterogeneous inference architecture designed to boost AI token production efficiency. By allocating compute-heavy prefill and bandwidth-intensive decode stages across specialized domestic hardware, the platform lowers operational costs. The infrastructure is already operating live in support of trillion-parameter AI models.

Xi'an recorded a 115.5% year-on-year surge in imports and exports through the first three quarters of 2026, leading all 15 sub-provincial cities. Semiconductor-related trade accounted for roughly 75% of the inland hub's total volume, fueled by accelerating global demand for artificial intelligence hardware. The expansion puts Xi'an on track to potentially become central and western China's first trillion-level trade city.

China's service trade volume rose 8.5% year-on-year from January to September 2026, driven by strong growth in transport and knowledge-intensive sectors. Exports rose 14.8% while imports grew 4.8%, resulting in a narrowing services deficit. Transport services surged 33.9%, marking the fastest growth across all trade segments.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao jointly chaired the virtual 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting from Beijing on November 3. The dialogue reviewed over 300 APEC events hosted by China during its host year, focusing on open development and shared prosperity. Member economies committed to advancing open regional trade ahead of the upcoming leaders' summit.