Annual fair for trade in services opens in Beijing
About this episode
The episode discusses the opening of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services and recent developments in Iran's military actions and China's economic recovery.
Iran says it has launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan in retaliation for US attacks on five Iranian crude oil tankers (01:03). The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, under the theme "Global Services, Shared Prosperity," has opened in Beijing, providing the latest trends shaping China's services trade (09:20). China's price levels continued their moderate recovery in August, reflecting sustained improvement in domestic demand under supportive policy measures (36:41).
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