From January to September 2026, China's e-commerce development momentum continues to innovate. Online retail supports consumption growth, and international cooperation deepens and becomes more practical, helping to enhance the resilience and vitality of China's economic development. The momentum for development is even more fresh. Implement the “Five Excellent” actions for quality e-commerce to guide the transformation of the e-commerce industry from scale expansion to quality improvement. E-commerce platforms have accelerated independent research and development in the fields of cloud services, large models, and computing power chips. The performance level of large models, monthly active users, and token calls have risen to the top of the world, becoming an important force in the development of artificial intelligence in China. E-commerce digitalization empowers agriculture, industry, and services. From January to September, according to business big data monitoring, online retail sales of agricultural products in China increased by 12.6%, while online retail sales in the Tianjin Carpet and Jiangxi Porcelain Industrial Belt increased by 26.3% and 25.9% respectively; according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the added value of the information transmission, software and information technology service industries increased by 10.4%. It is more powerful to drive consumption. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of online goods and services nationwide increased by 4.4% from January to September. According to estimates by the Ministry of Commerce, it contributed 45.4% to the total retail sales growth of consumer goods and services. Online drives an increase in offline role. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, units above the limit account for 31.8% of retail sales of goods via the Internet, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the same period last year. Retail sales of online services are growing rapidly. According to business big data monitoring, online travel, online lifestyle services, and online dining increased by 25.7%, 13.9%, and 12.2%, respectively. International cooperation has deepened. The 5th Global Digital Trade Fair was held, attracting more than 50,000 professional merchants from 163 countries and regions to participate in the procurement conference. During that time, the “Silk Road E-commerce Day” series of events was held. More than 600 government, industry, academia and research representatives from more than 30 countries and international organizations had in-depth exchanges on policies, industries and capacity building to forge consensus on e-commerce development. The e-commerce seminar for developing countries and ASEAN trained participants from 18 countries offline. The special session on Africa at the Cloud Lecture Hall attracted 22 African countries to participate. Cross-border e-commerce maintained a relatively rapid growth rate. According to preliminary estimates by the General Administration of Customs, China's cross-border e-commerce import and export volume increased by 4.4% in January-September.

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