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Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces; EU-China trade talks; Combating auto involution; Food safety crackdown

Bill Bishop
Oct 12, 2026
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In this issue:

1. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces

2. Outcomes from EU-China trade talks

3. Improving new car design safety and quality

4. Cracking down on food safety violations

The Feed: Business, Economy and Trade - Politics and Law - Foreign and Defense Affairs - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tech and Media - Society, Arts, Sports, Culture and History - Energy, Environment, Science and Health

Today’s top items:

1. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces - The Central Committee and State Council on Friday released the Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces. Xinhua counts 19 measures and highlights original innovation, breakthroughs in key core technologies and a bigger role for national laboratories. The overall requirements make “a substantial increase in total factor productivity” the “core hallmark” and call for “relations of production better suited to new quality productive forces.” I have posted a translation of the document here and of th…

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