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Why did China's trade surplus top $1 trillion for the first time despite Trump's tariffs?
China’s exports rebounded in November after an unexpected contraction the previous month, pushing its trade surplus past $1 trillion for the first time, according to data released Monday. Exports climbed 5.9% from a year earlier in November while imports ...
China slapping tariffs on beef highlights the “chaotic” global trade environment Australia is facing, a government minister says.
By some measures, China's economy is looking resilient, with strong exports and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.
It’s been celebrated at home and criticized abroad. But there’s an important caveat to the record-breaking data.
China wants to deepen cooperation with Ireland and broaden trade in sectors including aircraft leasing and healthcare, according to a Chinese state media readout on Tuesday following Premier Li Qiang's meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin,
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The Australian Meat Industry Council says the measures could slash its beef exports to China by about a third.
As geopolitical fault lines deepen, former Indian diplomats warn that stalled trade talks with Washington reflect a broader strategic shift, forcing New Delhi to rethink how it balances the US, China and its own economic interests in a volatile global environment.
A surge in imports from China pushed Thailand’s trade balance to the biggest deficit since early 2023, a sign of how President Donald Trump’s tariffs have warped trade patterns in Asia.
China is front-loading 62.5 billion yuan ($8.94 billion) from ultra-long special treasury bond funds to support its 2026 programme offering consumers subsidies to replace domestic appliances, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
A new report found tariffs strongly hit Ohio soybean exports to China, with a total economic loss of $76.2 million for all Ohio agriculture. A Dec. 9 report from agricultural media company Farm Flavor found Ohio’s agricultural industry was the 13th-most-affected by tariffs of all 50 states.