On December 23, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC held a press conference to brief the 15th Plenary Session of the 12th CPC Provincial Committee (15th Plenary Session) which was held in Guangzhou on December 21 to 22. It is also the first press conference held by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC.
On November 1, Guangdong issued a temporary measures to expand the Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP) scheme from Shenzhen to the whole province. The program allows foreign and domestic asset managers to raise RMB from high net worth and institutional investors in China for the purposes of overseas investments.
After halving the collective quarantine time for international inbound travelers, China made another major adjustment for this group of people by streamlining procedures for those coming to the Chinese mainland. The policy has prompted a huge increase in flights connecting China with other countries, especially the US, and the number of people travelling out of the country. Those policy changes were seen by experts as a sign of China further re-opening its borders to the world.
China on Wednesday urged the Group of Seven (G7) to stop attacking and smearing it, and to cease all forms of meddling in China's internal affairs, following a recent statement issued at a G7 summit making wanton accusations on China-related issues.