Amid the headlines and noise of the latest tariffs from Washington and the growing fears about the state of global trade, a quiet movement to support free and open commerce is taking place in world ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is not hard to find evidence of China’s massive trade surplus. China’s exports ...

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Canada is importing more cars from Mexico than from the US. China has snubbed American soybean farmers at harvest time and is buying from South American growers instead.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. China’s trade surplus reached $1 trillion in 2025 for the first time, driven by strong November exports that ...

China's Li Qiang says global economy under pressure from tariffs Urges IMF, World Bank, WTO chiefs to act to protect free trade Analysts say China's $1 trln trade surplus is driving tariff use ...

Ultimately, one number is truly determinative for the future of the global trading system: the gap between the U.S.'s effective tariff rate on China and its effective tariff rate on the rest of the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization said she is urging the U.S. and China to de-escalate trade tensions, warning that a decoupling by the world's two largest ...

Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade policy decisions made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel is part of a series exploring ...

China is no longer waiting to see whether Washington will decouple. It is moving first ‒ and fast. While U.S. strategists still debate whether China is being isolated, Beijing has already been quietly ...

Investors sent major global indexes higher on optimism that President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, could reach a wider agreement this week. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Bernhard Warner Sarah ...

What does China want from world order? Many observers, especially in the West, look upon China’s growing assertiveness and expanding ambitions with trepidation. In a speech on China-EU relations in ...