A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade standoff with Trump, analysts said.

China reported $3.47 trillion in exports for 2024, a 7.1% increase. Trade is a bright spot for Beijing as it struggles with sluggish growth at home.

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American buyers rushed to stockpile Chinese goods before Donald Trump returns to the White House with a threat to impose tariffs of between 10 and 60 percent.

China’s economy is more dependent on exports than it has been for most of the past two decades, leaving it vulnerable to a new broadside on trade from President-elect Donald Trump. Chinese exports to the rest of the world grew 5.

China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office.

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Anthony Saich, Daewoo professor of international affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the potential impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's trade policy on China's economy.

China's exports surged to a record high in 2024, providing a much-needed boost for the economy as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms. But Trump, who imposed sweeping tariffs on China during his first term in office,