German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday to deepen ties between two of the world’s leading economies. China will order up to 120 additional aircraft from<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-to-buy-up-to-120-airbus-aircraft-germanys-merz-says-during-beijing-visit/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China to buy up to 120 Airbus aircraft, Germany’s Merz says during Beijing visit</span></a></div>

By February 26, 2026, the eastern corridor of the China-Europe freight rail network had already surpassed the 1,000-trip mark for the year, reaching this level 26 days earlier compared to 2025. The corridor consists of<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/12270/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China-Europe freight train’s eastern corridor surpassed 1,000 trips in 2026.</span></a></div>

Humanoid robots take centre stage during China’s annual Spring Festival Gala, performing a martial arts routine that included kicks, sword waving, and backflips Advanced AI-embodied robots were among the most eye-catching and spectacular performers during<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/chinas-advanced-humanoid-robots-perform-during-spring-festival-gala/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China’s advanced humanoid robots perform during Spring Festival gala</span></a></div>

The shopping center El Corte Inglés, an associate of CCILC, will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a campaign aimed at Chinese customers, residing outside of Portugal, who make purchases at their stores in Lisbon<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/el-corte-ingles-marks-the-chinese-new-year-with-a-campaign-aimed-at-tourists-in-lisbon-and-gaia/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">El Corte Inglés marks the Chinese New Year with a campaign aimed at tourists in Lisbon and Gaia.</span></a></div>

At Davos, where geopolitical tension often dominates the conversation, a Euronews panel on youth, technology and entrepreneurship offered a different proposition: that the next era of China–Europe cooperation may be built less by grand declarations<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/how-young-innovators-are-shaping-china-europe-ties/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">How Young Innovators Are Shaping China–Europe Ties</span></a></div>

The delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC) in Macau, led by President Carlos Cid Alvares, paid an official visit to Changsha, capital of Hunan province. During the visit, a meeting was<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="https://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/changsha-leverages-ccilc-platform-for-cultural-economic-exchange/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Changsha Leverages CCILC Platform for Cultural & Economic Exchange</span></a></div>