President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.

China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time.

So far this year through November, overall Chinese exports rose 5.4% compared to the same period in 2024. Imports, meanwhile, fell 0.6%.

Car sales in China fell for a second month as automakers’ discounts failed to make up for the end of a trade-in subsidy that had underpinned the market.

Mexican lawmakers are slated to begin debate this week on a bill to raise tariffs on goods from China and other Asian countries, three ruling party lawmakers told Reuters, amid fierce opposition from China and Mexican business groups.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

China appeared largely unfazed by the Trump administration’s tariff regime, posting a record annual trade surplus of more than $1

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it may bar three major Chinese telecom companies from connecting to U.S. networks over efforts to prevent robocalls, the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing.

State-owned Jiangnan Shipyard is designing a 25,000-container nuclear-powered vessel, its vice president Lin Qingshan told the South China Morning Post during the Marintec China conference in Shanghai. If built, it would mark the first time nuclear propulsion is used for a large merchant container ship.

The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.