Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)Zelensky, President of Ukraine: NATO membership should cover the whole Ukraine, but the entry criteria can be applied only to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government at first, and then gradually expanded.Iraqi Prime Minister and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister discussed the situation in Syria by telephone. On December 11th, local time, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani telephoned Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed. During the call, the two sides discussed the latest development of the situation in Syria and its impact on the region. The two sides unanimously stressed that Arab countries need to strengthen coordination and jointly promote dialogue among Syrian parties to ensure Syria's security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two sides also held discussions on strengthening bilateral relations and deepening development in various fields. In addition, Sudani also congratulated Muhammad on Saudi Arabia's winning the right to host the 2034 World Cup. (CCTV)
The European STOXX 600 index initially closed up 0.27% at 519.90 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed up 0.16% at 4959.60 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed up 0.26% at 2064.37 points.Spot platinum just broke through the $940.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $940.55/oz, up 0.23% in the day; The main force of Nymex platinum futures recently reported $952.9 per ounce, up 0.40% in the day.Haitian police regained control of a city and imposed a local curfew. On December 11th, it was learned that the special forces of Haitian National Police, with the support of multinational security support mission, regained control of Artibonite xiaohe town. The local city Council announced that a curfew will be imposed on the city from 8 pm to 6 am the next day until further notice. (CCTV)
Spanish Foreign Minister: It takes courage and political will to implement the Palestinian-Israeli solution. Once Palestine is established, Middle East countries are ready to normalize relations with Israel.Spot gold stood at $2,720 per ounce, up 0.98% in the day.Xinhua News Agency: The policy "combination boxing" has helped China's economy to improve. The article said that since the beginning of this year, China's policy toolbox has been continuously enriched, and the incremental policy and the stock policy have been superimposed, which has solidly promoted the economic structure to improve and the development trend has continued to improve, forming a joint force to promote high-quality development. "Striving for progress in stability, promoting stability through progress, establishing first and then breaking"-The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year set the tone for the economic development in 2024.