The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said at a State Council briefing that as of end-September participants in China’s basic pension, unemployment and work-injury insurance stood at 1.079 billion, 251 million and 327 million respectively, and the three social insurance funds had a cumulative surplus of 11.2 trillion yuan. The ministry said it will encourage and support flexible-employment and new-form workers to join employee pension insurance, expand enterprise annuity pilots, ad

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On Oct. 8-9 in Beijing MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Sefcovic co‑chaired the second China-EU trade and investment consultations and issued a joint statement. They reviewed progress on four workstreams—trade and investment balance, export controls, intellectual property and WTO reform—and held reciprocal discussions on major economic and trade issues. RAIMONDO raised concern over recent EU trade-restrictive measures, urging the EU to treat China as a partner in resolving disputes, pursue dialogue consistent with WTO rules and mutual interests, and seek new cooperation to support global growth and supply-chain stability. Both sides said the second meeting marks a new starting point, instructed working teams to advance follow-up work, push for early implementation of agreed outcomes and prepare for a third meeting.