President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday and deliver a keynote speech at the event.
Before the opening ceremony, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan will warmly greet and have photos taken with the international guests attending the event at the National Convention Center.
The meeting, held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday, is co-hosted by China and UN Women. It gathers heads of state, government leaders, parliamentary leaders, deputy prime ministers, ministerial officials, leaders of international organizations, and friendly personnel from various continents.
Xi to join group photo with guests attending global women's summit
China's fiscal revenue increased by 0.8 percent year on year to nearly 18.65 trillion yuan (about 2.63 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
The central government collected approximately 8.19 trillion yuan in fiscal revenue during this period, which was down 0.8 percent year on year, while local governments collected 10.46 trillion yuan, up 2.1 percent.
In the first 10 months, China's tax revenue totaled 15.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7 percent year on year. The country's non-tax revenue decreased by 3.1 percent to 3.31 trillion yuan during this period.
China's fiscal expenditure expanded 2 percent year on year to 22.58 trillion yuan during the first 10 months of 2025.
Spending on education came in at roughly 3.41 trillion yuan, up 4.7 percent year on year.
Science and technology expenditure totaled 784.7 billion yuan -- an increase of 5.7 percent.
Spending on social security and employment, meanwhile, came in at 3.77 trillion yuan during this period, up 9.3 percent.
China's fiscal revenue up 0.8 pct in first 10 months
