Over $4 billion 

China's intellectual property royalties earned abroad in 2017, according to the State Intellectual Property Office

$9.5 billion 

The value that e-commerce giant Alibaba and its affiliate Ant Financial paid for acquiring the full ownership of Ele.me, a leading online food delivery startup

8.7 bln yuan 

Estimated annual revenue of a 48-volt battery project launched by German automotive components supplier Bosch in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, which is scheduled to become operational in 2021

16.2% 

Year-on-year increase of China's domestic toy sales in 2017, which exceeded 64.6 billion yuan

$164.9 bln 

China’s current account surplus in 2017, comprising 1.3 percent of the GDP, according to the State Foreign Exchange Administration

Over 1,600 

The number of companies from over 120 countries and regions that have applied to attend the China International Import Expo to be held in Shanghai in November

367.3 bln yuan 

Total profits of China’s state-owned enterprises in the first two months of 2018, up 25.3 percent year on year

99  

The number of industrial parks built by Chinese companies in 44 countries and regions by the end of 2017

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