Hainan sees new wave of duty-free shopping boom on Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

The duty-free consumption market in south China's tropical island province of Hainan witnessed a new wave of shopping boom during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday from September 25 to 27.

According to the latest official data from the Haikou Customs, duty-free shopping totaled 231 million yuan (about 34 million U.S. dollars) in Hainan during the three days, with shoppers making 38,600 store visits and 179,000 purchases.

The main consumption force included families and people traveling with friends, among whom the popular goods included high-end skin care products and luxury bags.

China on December 18, 2025 launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port, the world's largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanded zero-tariff coverage and more business-friendly measures.

This marks a new stage in the development of the Hainan FTP, which enables freer flows of goods, capital, personnel and data, supported by zero tariffs, low tax rates and a simplified tax system.

After years of development, duty-free shopping has become a hallmark of Hainan's tourism industry.

Hainan sees new wave of duty-free shopping boom on Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and opposing foreign interference, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday, in response to a media inquiry on the development of China-Cuba relations.

"Over the 66 years since China and Cuba established diplomatic relations, the friendship between the two countries has been passed down from generation to generation. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the building of a China-Cuba community with a shared future has continued to deepen and become more substantive," said Guo Jiakun, the spokesman, at a press conference in Beijing.

"No matter how the international landscape may change, China will, as always, firmly support Cuba in exploring a socialist development path suited to its national conditions, and firmly support Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and opposing foreign interference," he said.

China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty: spokesman