In 2017, a record-breaking 3.18 million vehicles were delivered to customers in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, up 5.9 percent year-on-year, which almost doubled the overall car sales growth rate in China. More than 98 percent of them were made in China.
In 2018 alone French luxury brand Carven acquired the Shanghai-based ICICLE, while domestic brand Semir acquired Kidiliz, a French children's brand. Anta meanwhile acquired Amer Sports, a Finnish sports brand.
In 2018, more than 10 million Chinese visited Thailand. "We (Thai and Chinese) look almost the same. We have the same cultures, similar cuisines...Chinese people feel confident in Thailand and we welcome Chinese tourists," said Khempon.
In 2017, Burberry partnered with top fashion KOL Mr. Bags to promote a special edition exclusively launched via WeChat, the largest Chinese messaging and social networking app, and the items were sold out in less than 10 minutes.
In 2017, China's carbon intensity, measured in kilograms of carbon emitted to produce of gross domestic product, was 46 percent lower than in 2005, fulfilling China's goal to cut carbon emissions by 40 to 45 percent by 2020. The goal was set by the State Council in 2009.
In 2017, banking institutions handled 152.58 billion electronic payments in China for a total amount of 2,419 trillion yuan (2 trillion). Among them, the amount of mobile payments increased by 28.8 percent year-on-year to 202.93 trillion yuan. During the same period, non-bank payment institutions handled 286.75 billion online payments and the amount rose 44.32 percent to 143.26 trillion yuan, according to the People's Bank of China, the central bank.
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In 2017, it purchased more than a 50 percent stake in Israeli motion solution provider Servotronix Motion Control. Midea also acquired an 80 percent stake in Italian air conditioner maker Clivet SpA and bought the white home appliance products business of Japanese home appliance manufacturer Toshiba Corp in 2016.
In 2020, the installed wind power connected to the grid will hit 11.4 million kilowatts, with that of photovoltaic power reaching 33.1 million kilowatts, according to the circular.
In 2018, retailers permanently closed nearly 6,000 brick-and-mortar locations, according to the retail advisory firm Coresight Research. In 2019, the figure rose to 9,548 closures. The firm estimates that more than 15,000 stores could shutter in 2020.
In 2017, China was the state's No. 3 most valuable trading partner. The state exported between 0 million and 0 million worth of agricultural products to China. Some of that was pass-through products, like wheat.