Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing on Thursday.
Fico arrived in China on Tuesday for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
During the meeting, Han said China stands ready to work with Slovakia to enhance exchanges of governance experience and further expand and deepen practical cooperation under the strategic guidance of the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.
Fico said Slovakia remains firmly committed to deepening the strategic partnership with China, supports the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), and looks forward to strengthening inter-party exchanges with China.
Chinese vice president meets Slovak prime minister
Chinese vice president meets Slovak prime minister
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
