[The RCEP has come into full force for the 15 signatory countries]On June 2, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) officially entered into force for the Philippines, marking the full entry into force of the RCEP for 10 ASEAN members and 15 signatories including Australia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. The full entry into force of the RCEP fully demonstrates the 15 parties' determination and actions to support an open, free, fair, inclusive and rules-based multilateral trading regime. It will inject strong impetus to regional economic integration, enhance trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in East Asia, and contribute to long-term and stable economic development in the region and the world at large. China will continue to promote the high-quality implementation of the RCEP, provide guidance and services for local governments, industries and enterprises to further implement and make good use of the agreement, ensure the continuous release of the benefits of the agreement, and fully leverage the positive role of the RCEP in promoting cooperation on industrial and supply chains, high-level opening-up and high-quality development. At the same time, we will work with other parties to fulfill our obligations under the agreement, strengthen the RCEP mechanism building, improve the overall implementation of the agreement, and provide a strong guarantee for the steady and long-term progress of the RCEP cooperation. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
In 2026, the European Union approved Italy's € 23 billion aid plan to deploy over 37GW of renewable energy installations, including wind, solar, and hydropower. Supported by the contract for difference mechanism, Italy will be helped to achieve the 2030 green power goal and promote green energy interconnection along the the Belt and Road.Editor/Gao Xue
By 2026, the target output value of Baotou's electrolytic aluminum industry is 60 billion yuan, and the proportion of green electricity has reached 33%, overcoming the bottleneck technology of high-purity aluminum. Relying on green power direct supply and aluminum deepwater processing, build a 100 billion level green cluster and enable new energy cooperation along the the Belt and Road.Editor/Gao Xue