# Belt and Road
Latest news and articles about Belt and Road
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China to Host Uruguay’s President Orsi in First State Visit, Pushing Strategic Partnership and Belt and Road Ties
China has invited Uruguay’s President Orsi for a state visit during which Xi Jinping will discuss strengthening a comprehensive strategic partnership and advancing Belt and Road cooperation. The trip is a diplomatic milestone that could yield trade and infrastructure deals, while also reflecting Beijing’s broader push to deepen ties in Latin America amid great‑power competition.
China to Open Service Sectors, Launch Overseas One‑Stop Platform and Promote Digital Trade in 2026 Push for Market Expansion
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced a service‑focused opening for 2026 that includes pilot liberalisation of telecoms, healthcare and education, a national one‑stop overseas platform for outbound firms, and a push to build a national digital trade demonstration zone with interoperable standards. The package aims to attract foreign investment, deepen digital trade, and leverage China’s large domestic market while advancing multilateral engagement at the WTO.
Teaching Diplomacy: How China Is Training a New Generation to Tell Its Story
Chinese universities are reframing political education to teach students how to translate national diplomacy into everyday stories and lived experience. Through fieldwork, debates and overseas internships, educators aim to produce a generation able to explain and embody China’s global role in tangible, relatable terms.
Shandong Surpasses 10 Trillion RMB: A Chinese Province Now Rivals Medium‑Sized Economies
Shandong reported 2025 GDP of about 10.32 trillion RMB, roughly $1.48 trillion at current exchange rates, placing it among the world’s largest subnational economies. The milestone reflects deep industrial roots, deliberate upgrading toward high‑tech sectors, institutional reforms and an emphasis on regional coordination and green transition, but significant challenges remain in sustaining high‑quality, low‑carbon growth.
China’s Trade Map Shifts Inland: Anhui Joins the Trillion‑RMB Club, Driving a New Industrial Geography
Anhui became the first central Chinese province to surpass 1 trillion RMB in annual trade in 2025, joining eight coastal provinces already in that bracket and reflecting a broader geographic rebalancing of China’s export base. The province’s surge is powered by large‑scale manufacturing — notably automobiles, batteries and photovoltaics — industrial revenue growth, and deeper market diversification into ASEAN and Belt‑and‑Road countries.