China and some east Asian nations racked up gains in their share of global exports in 2020, propelled by their ability to weather the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a United Nations report<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-east-asia-boost-share-of-global-trade-in-2020-after-rapid-recovery-from-coronavirus-pandemic-unctad/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China, east Asia boost share of global trade in 2020 after rapid recovery from coronavirus pandemic: UNCTAD</span></a></div>

China remains an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in January, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday. FDI into the Chinese mainland expanded 4.6 percent year on year in actual use to<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/foreign-investment-gravitates-toward-china-amid-easing-market-access/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Foreign investment gravitates toward China amid easing market access</span></a></div>

China and the European Union said they are nearing implementation of their investment agreement, as business experts and entrepreneurs met online with European trade representatives. The China-EU comprehensive agreement on investment (CAI), to give its<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-and-eu-look-forward-to-positive-impact-of-investment-agreement/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China and EU look forward to positive impact of investment agreement</span></a></div>

China, the world’s largest online retail market for an eighth consecutive year, saw its annual online retail sales total 11.76 trillion yuan (about 1.82 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2020, up 10.9 percent year on year.<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/chinas-online-retail-sales-up-10-in-2020/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China’s online retail sales up 10% in 2020</span></a></div>

Yang Jiechi, director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, is the highest ranking Chinese leader to speak on China-U.S. relations since President Joe Biden took office. Under the Trump administration,<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/hna-group-enters-bankruptcy-restructuring-as-chinas-largest-asset-buyer-succumbs-to-debt-after-decade-long-shopping-spree/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">HNA Group enters bankruptcy restructuring as China’s largest asset buyer succumbs to debt after decade-long shopping spree</span></a></div>

On January 21, The EU SME Centre and EUROCHAMBRES conducted an online training workshop in cooperation with the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC), that focused on Intercultural Communication between China and Europe. The<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/interactive-and-engaging-online-event-receives-highly-positive-feedback/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Interactive and engaging online event receives highly positive feedback</span></a></div>