From January to June 2026, the Ministry of Commerce actively promoted e-commerce innovation and development. The integration of online and offline unleashed consumption potential, digital intelligence enabled the transformation and upgrading of various industries, “Silk Road e-commerce” enhanced the effectiveness of international economic and trade cooperation, and helped strengthen, improve and expand the real economy. Construct a new environment for development. Promote the revision of the “E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China”, promote and standardize, domestically and internationally in an integrated manner, and further improve the legal environment for e-commerce development. The “Guiding Opinions on Better Serving the Real Economy and Promoting the High-Quality Development of E-commerce” was issued to give full play to the role of e-commerce and better consolidate and strengthen the foundations of the real economy. Develop the creation of a national e-commerce demonstration base to play a leading role in demonstration and radiation-driven. Stimulate new consumption vitality. Focus on quality consumption upgrading the “National Online New Year Festival” and “Double Product Online Shopping Festival” to unleash consumption potential. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of online goods nationwide increased by 4.8% from January to June, driving the total retail sales of social consumer goods to increase by 1.2 percentage points. Smart products continue to grow rapidly. According to business big data monitoring, the zero value of smart exoskeletons and smart glasses networks increased by 458.4% and 151.7%, respectively. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of online services increased by 6.0%. According to business big data monitoring, online sales of travel and catering increased by 27.2% and 13.9%, respectively. Cultivate new momentum in the industry. “Digital commerce to develop agriculture” was implemented in depth, and special traceability sessions for specialty agricultural products were launched in Ningxia, Shandong, Guangxi and other places. According to commercial big data monitoring, the agricultural products network increased by 12.2% at zero in January-June. Cultivate an “e-commerce plus industrial belt” and organize e-commerce platforms to connect with characteristic industrial clusters to help reduce costs and increase efficiency in the industrial chain. According to business big data monitoring, e-commerce transactions in the industrial products and chemical products industries increased by 5.6 and 5.1% respectively in January-June. E-commerce is driving the expansion of power and quality in the service industry. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's revenue from cloud computing and big data services increased by 12.1% in January-May. Expand new spaces for cooperation. Cooperation with 36 “Silk Road E-commerce” partner countries deepened and became more practical. The central region collaborated to host 9 “Silk Road E-commerce Benefits the World” themed events. Xinjiang, Hebei, Shanghai and other places strengthened dialogue between Chinese and foreign governments and enterprises, hosted the “Silk Road Cloud Product” African Good Goods E-commerce Festival, and Guangxi built an ASEAN fruit online market to help “export to China” for high-quality products. From January to June, business big data focused on monitoring cross-border e-commerce import platforms. Sales of Brazilian steak, Kenyan coffee beans, and Thai fresh durian increased by 176.3%, 87.1%, and 75.1%, respectively.

From January to June 2026, the Ministry of Commerce actively promoted e-commerce innovation and development. The integration of online and offline unleashed consumption potential, digital intelligence enabled the transformation and upgrading of various industries, “Silk Road e-commerce” enhanced the effectiveness of international economic and trade cooperation, and helped strengthen, improve and expand the real economy. Construct a new environment for development. Promote the revision of the “E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China”, promote and standardize, domestically and internationally in an integrated manner, and further improve the legal environment for e-commerce development. The “Guiding Opinions on Better Serving the Real Economy and Promoting the High-Quality Development of E-commerce” was issued to give full play to the role of e-commerce and better consolidate and strengthen the foundations of the real economy. Develop the creation of a national e-commerce demonstration base to play a leading role in demonstration and radiation-driven. Stimulate new consumption vitality. Focus on quality consumption upgrading the “National Online New Year Festival” and “Double Product Online Shopping Festival” to unleash consumption potential. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of online goods nationwide increased by 4.8% from January to June, driving the total retail sales of social consumer goods to increase by 1.2 percentage points. Smart products continue to grow rapidly. According to business big data monitoring, the zero value of smart exoskeletons and smart glasses networks increased by 458.4% and 151.7%, respectively. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of online services increased by 6.0%. According to business big data monitoring, online sales of travel and catering increased by 27.2% and 13.9%, respectively. Cultivate new momentum in the industry. “Digital commerce to develop agriculture” was implemented in depth, and special traceability sessions for specialty agricultural products were launched in Ningxia, Shandong, Guangxi and other places. According to commercial big data monitoring, the agricultural products network increased by 12.2% at zero in January-June. Cultivate an “e-commerce plus industrial belt” and organize e-commerce platforms to connect with characteristic industrial clusters to help reduce costs and increase efficiency in the industrial chain. According to business big data monitoring, e-commerce transactions in the industrial products and chemical products industries increased by 5.6 and 5.1% respectively in January-June. E-commerce is driving the expansion of power and quality in the service industry. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's revenue from cloud computing and big data services increased by 12.1% in January-May. Expand new spaces for cooperation. Cooperation with 36 “Silk Road E-commerce” partner countries deepened and became more practical. The central region collaborated to host 9 “Silk Road E-commerce Benefits the World” themed events. Xinjiang, Hebei, Shanghai and other places strengthened dialogue between Chinese and foreign governments and enterprises, hosted the “Silk Road Cloud Product” African Good Goods E-commerce Festival, and Guangxi built an ASEAN fruit online market to help “export to China” for high-quality products. From January to June, business big data focused on monitoring cross-border e-commerce import platforms. Sales of Brazilian steak, Kenyan coffee beans, and Thai fresh durian increased by 176.3%, 87.1%, and 75.1%, respectively.