Shipment of live king crabs from Arctic Ocean arrives in northwest China's Xinjiang

A shipment of 42 tons of live king crabs from an Arctic Ocean area of Russia entered China through a land port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, marking a new breakthrough in the import of high-end aquatic products through land ports in Xinjiang.

The shipment was quickly cleared for entry at the designated supervision site for edible aquatic animals at the Jeminay Port in Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang.

In the process of transportation, a specialized cold chain system maintained the crabs in a dormant yet live state at temperatures around zero degrees Celsius, preserving freshness during transit.

The crabs are expected to reach major consumer markets in Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou later this week.

The Jeminay Port, bordering Kazakhstan, started to handle importation of live aquatic animals from the Arctic Ocean last October.

Shipment of live king crabs from Arctic Ocean arrives in northwest China's Xinjiang

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025