Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Cebu

On June 3, the Pinglu Canal, the first major river-to-sea canal project planned and coordinated at the national level since the founding of the People's Republic of China, achieved full-channel connectivity and entered the final phase of testing with water. Stretching 134.2 kilometers, the canal begins at the Pingtang River in Hengzhou City, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, passes through Luwu Town in Lingshan County, Qinzhou, and connects to the Beibu Gulf via the Qinjiang River. It will fundamentally end Guangxi's long-standing limitation of being "connected to rivers but not to the sea," realizing the vision of "a river's spring waters flowing southward." The strategic significance of this project goes far beyond water conservancy or shipping itself; it will also become a key driver in deepening China-ASEAN cooperation.

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China's first online departure tax refund store was launched in Beijing on Tuesday, with the capital city's first batch of hotel-based tax refund counters also being activated.
At the online departure tax refund store, inbound travelers only need to enter their identification and entry-exit information at checkout, after which the system automatically generates an electronic departure tax refund application form and invoice.
Customers can then choose to receive their tax refunds at designated tax refund hotels, which extends tax refund services beyond traditional locations such as shopping malls and commercial banks.

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From ecological restoration to the booming development of clean energy, China is honouring its environmental pledges with concrete actions.
In recent years, China’s forest coverage has climbed to 25.09%, contributing nearly a quarter of the world’s newly added green areas. Meanwhile, the installed capacity of China’s renewable energy has hit 2.34 billion kilowatts, helping boost global sustainable development.

China's economy achieved an average annual growth rate of 5.4% during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), significantly higher than the global growth rate of around 3.7%, taking a leading rank among the major economies worldwide, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics.