Shanxi, a landlocked province in north China, where Chinese President Xi Jinping started an inspection tour on Monday, has been promoting the high-quality development of its industries, striving to write a new chapter in the country's modernization journey.
The province, named after its location west of the Taihang Mountains, covers a total area of 156,700 square kilometers and is home to over 34 million permanent residents.
In the first quarter of this year, its GDP grew by 4.5 percent year on year to 561.128 billion yuan or 78.2 billion U.S. dollars.
Shanxi is forging new quality productive forces by focusing on the high-end, intelligent, and green development of its manufacturing industry and accelerating the revitalization and upgrade of the sector.
As a major coal producer, Shanxi was designated as a pilot province for comprehensive energy reforms in 2019. It has coordinated energy security and stable supply, advanced green and low-carbon development and accelerated the construction of a new energy system.
Shanxi has ranked first in the country for delivering green electricity to other provinces for two consecutive years.
Shanxi has achieved new results in raising agricultural returns, invigorating rural development, and increasing rural incomes.
Shanxi, as the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and one of the main battlefields of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945), has promoted the revolutionary spirit and passed down revolutionary traditions from generation to generation.
Known for its rich history and culture, Shanxi has been working to enrich its tourism offerings and build itself into a world-renowned culture and tourism destination.
In recent years, the province has been expanding its foreign trade and economic cooperation across various sectors, broadening its international "circle of friends" to accelerate the creation of an inland beacon for opening-up.
Brief look at Shanxi Province as Xi goes on inspection tour
The "soft landing" of the China-EU electric vehicle case will greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
He Yongqian, the spokeswoman, made the remarks after China and the European Union (EU) agreed on the necessity of providing general guidance on price undertakings for Chinese companies exporting battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger cars to the EU.
"China and the EU simultaneously announced on Monday that they had achieved positive outcomes following multiple rounds of consultations on the EV case, a development that has drawn wide attention at home and abroad. Industry players from both sides have 'highly welcomed and fully endorsed' the outcome, saying the 'soft landing' of the case is expected to greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment. Some EU politicians have described it as a positive step toward building a sustainable China-EU trade relationship, and said it demonstrated that resolving trade differences through partnership remains feasible," she said.
"Against the current international backdrop, China and the EU, acting in a spirit of mutual respect and within the framework of WTO rules, have properly addressed the EV case, which is of significant positive importance. The outcome will not only contribute to the sound development of China-EU economic and trade ties and help safeguard the stability of the global automotive industrial and supply chains, but will also send a clear and strong signal that both sides are willing to uphold a rules-based international trading order, setting a good example for countries to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and injecting greater certainty and positive energy into global economic growth," she said.
"China appreciates the spirit of dialogue showed by the EU side and stands ready to work with the EU, building on the current positive outcomes, to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, maintain dialogue and communication, and support stable industrial and supply chains on both sides, continue to deepen cooperation on the basis of market principles, and make active contributions to the global green transition," she added.
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
