China’s exports ended last year with a growth spurt and sent its trade surplus to a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, extending a ...

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and ...

The Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase total export turnover by more ...

Manufacturers diversified markets to offset US declines, while December shipments beat forecasts with stronger-than-expected ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is not hard to find evidence of China’s massive trade surplus. China’s exports ...

When Trump thought of slapping tariffs on China, he would have thought that China would be forced to give in and accept a deal on his conditions. Today, the effective tariffs are around 47.5%, but ...