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Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream
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Despite Trump’s Tariffs, China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

8 December 2025 at 12:15
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.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

A Geely manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China. Carmakers and other exporters in traditional manufacturing powerhouses like Germany, Japan and South Korea are losing customers to Chinese rivals.

Why Factories Will Keep Looking for Alternatives to China

12 November 2025 at 13:00
A trade truce between the United States and China has calmed nerves, but it won’t stop the broader movement of companies to countries like Vietnam.

China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

4 November 2025 at 00:21
Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.

Can a U.S.-Australia Deal on Rare Earths Counter China’s Dominance?

21 October 2025 at 17:27
Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.

China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines

21 October 2025 at 17:21
In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.
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