In the first 11 months of 2025, China's trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion for the first time ever, reaching $1.076 trillion (exports $3.41 trillion and imports $2.34 trillion) and exceeding the total surplus for the entire year of 2024. This, of course, has attracted significant global attention. CNN stated the $1.076 trillion trade surplus set a new record for the same period in history, providing crucial support for China's economic growth. Germany's  Handelsblatt  commen

As of Dec 8th, the LME shows the Copper 3-month closing price is  $11,620.50 per ton , a 3.07% increase. According to LME data, the volume of copper withdrawal requests at its tracked warehouses surged by 50,575 metric tons, reaching 56,875 metric tons. This represents the largest increase in tons since 2013.  Prices continue to climb while inventories shrink. UBS raised its copper price projections for 2026: the forecast for March 2026 is $11,500 per ton, rising to $12,000 b

Since Trump's first term in 2018, the US-China trade war has persisted for over eight years. Despite a decline in the proportion of the U.S. trade deficit accounted for by China, from 47.9% in 2018 to 24.6% in 2024,   China persisted as its largest deficit source. Following the meeting between the President of China and the U.S. in South Korea on November 3, the two sides simultaneously implemented a series of adjustments to trade measures. These outbreaks primarily include t

Recently, after several rounds of negotiations and meetings between the leaders of China and the U.S., both sides have achieved a series of breakthroughs in tariffs and other issues. This is significant progress after months of tension caused by trade and tariff hikes.   -      The U.S. will lower the tariffs on Chinese imports imposed to curb fentanyl flows by removing 10% of the cumulative rate for one year. It will also suspend the implementation of higher-level equivalent

New port fees imposed by the U.S. and China Ocean shipping has become an important battlefield in the trade war between the world's two largest economies (the United States and China). The United States and China have begun imposing additional port fees on shipping companies involved in the transportation of commodities and crude oil since October 14, 2025. The United States aims to weaken China's dominance in the global maritime sector and strengthen its own shipbuilding ind

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