China's foreign trade growth, building on a steady climb up the export value chain and a massive domestic market that is opening wider to imports, is delivering a crucial boost to economic growth in the final stretch of the year, experts and executives said.

China's foreign trade in goods maintained strong growth momentum in the first 10 months of 2026, with imports posting especially robust gains and booming artificial intelligence (AI) demand lifting exports of electronic components, official data showed Tuesday.

China and Canada's efforts to deepen economic, trade and financial cooperation are expected to benefit businesses in both countries and contribute to greater stability in global trade amid rising protectionism and mounting economic uncertainty, market watchers and business leaders said.

China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.7% in October from a year earlier, while the average for the first 10 months of 2026 was up 0.9%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

China unveiled its first neutral-atom quantum computer prototype designed to connect multiple processors, named Qianzhen, in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on Sunday.