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.

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’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.

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,