The Ministry of Industry and Trade promulgates Circulars and Consolidated Documents in the field of trade remedies

According to the General Administration of Customs, in the first eleven months of 2025 China’s merchandise trade totaled RMB 41.21 trillion, up 3.6 % year-on-year. Exports rose 6.2 % to RMB 24.46 trillion, while imports edged up 0.2 % to RMB 16.75 trillion. In November alone, trade accelerated to RMB 3.9 trillion (+4.1 %): exports grew 5.7 % to RMB 2.35 trillion and imports 1.7 % to RMB 1.55 trillion.

At 02:19 on 4 December (China time), China Eastern flight MU745 lifted off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport carrying 282 passengers. After a technical stop in Auckland, the Boeing 777-300ER will continue to Buenos Aires, Argentina—covering roughly 20,000 km and rewriting the record for the longest single-sector flight.

MOFCOM announces the consensus reached at the China-U.S. Kuala Lumpur economic and trade consultations: cancel the 10% tariff and suspend the 24% tariff!

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On 25 November the on-shore and off-shore renminbi both hit 13-month highs against the dollar. The spot rate peaked at 7.0850 and the pair broke through the 7.09 level in both markets.

North-America and Europe sailings are short of cargo almost across the board and freight keeps sliding,” Wang Zhicong, head of a Shenzhen forwarder, told Yicai. Apart from South-East Asia—where typhoon-induced port congestion has produced a short-term spike in rates and rolled containers—most lanes are in off-season oversupply, he said.

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According to customs statistics, China's goods trade maintained steady growth in the first 10 months of 2025, with a total import and export value of 37.31 trillion yuan, up 3.6% year-on-year. Exports reached 22.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.2%, while imports totaled 15.19 trillion yuan, essentially flat compared with the same period last year. In October alone, China's goods trade amounted to 3.7 trillion yuan, up 0.1%. Exports stood at 2.17 trillion yuan, down 0.8%, whereas imports rose 1.4% to 1.53 trillion yuan, marking the fifth consecutive month of import growth.

In recent weeks, several carriers have successively rolled out new Red Sea services.
The latest comes from UAE feeder operator GFS, Regional Container Lines (RCL) and TS Lines (TSL), who have jointly launched a new China–Red Sea loop.