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catering to popular interests such as summer getaways, parent-child study tours and nighttime cultural tourism.

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The campaign will feature more than 30,000 cultural and tourism consumption activities nationwide and provide over 450 million yuan ($66 million) in consumption subsidies,

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In early July, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched a national summer holiday cultural and tourism consumption campaign.

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During the same period, retail sales of tourism-related consulting and rental services, as well as cultural and recreational services, recorded double-digit growth, rising 11.3 percent and 10.4 percent, respectively.

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Retail sales of communication and information services maintained relatively rapid growth in the first half of the year, Wang said.

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driving further expansion of the consumer market and strong growth in service retail.

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Wang Quanzhong, director of the NBS Department of Trade and External Economic Relations Statistics, said the combined effects of various policies to boost consumption have continued to take hold this year,

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An NBS official said services consumption has become an important driver of expanding consumption, as household spending shifts from being dominated by goods toward a more balanced focus on both goods and services.

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China's retail sales of services rose 5.3 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, 4.2 percentage points faster than the growth in retail sales of goods, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

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Through openness and cooperation, it is contributing to global climate governance and continuing to offer Chinese wisdom and Chinese strength for building a community with a shared future for humanity.

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Through inclusive technological innovation, China is helping narrow global gaps in meteorological disaster preparedness

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its underlying spirit remains unchanged: protecting people, serving the public good, and promoting mutual assistance.

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While its form has evolved from a traditional cultural symbol to a modern global public technology platform,

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Today, the technological MAZU is helping safeguard lives and livelihoods around the world.

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For centuries, Mazu, the revered sea goddess in Chinese culture, has symbolized protection for those traveling across the seas.

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making it an important international public good serving countries across the Global South.

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Today, MAZU has been deployed on the ground in seven countries and is providing cloud-based services in more than 40 countries,

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In Mongolia, meteorologists have successfully forecast major sandstorm events using monitoring and forecasting data generated by MAZU's early warning platform.

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In Pakistan, the system has supported rapid responses to flood emergencies, helping strengthen emergency management.