China is accelerating its efforts to negotiate long-term trade agreements across Africa, signing new framework and tariff agreements with Cabo Verde and Seychelles.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has strongly condemned recent comments by a senior U.S. intelligence official who identified Chinese technology companies as legitimate targets for American espionage, calling the stance a blunt display of "hegemony" and threatening countermeasures under its laws.

Trade between China and its fellow BRICS member nations posted a decade of continuous growth in 2025, driven by green technology exports, local currency settlements, and the expansion of the bloc, according to a new Chinese government report.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) rejected accusations by U.S. intelligence and security agencies that Chinese AI companies distill U.S. frontier models at an industrial scale, calling the claims groundless and threatening countermeasures if Washington uses the issue to suppress Chinese companies.

This post was written with China Trade Monitor intern Neil Jiang Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at countering China's global economic influence and the development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in third countries.

On September 7, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it will impose preliminary antidumping measures on Japanese imports of a key chemical used in semiconductor manufacturing, after finding evidence of dumping that harmed domestic industry.

Chinese regulators have issued new competition and compliance guidelines for domestic automakers operating abroad, urging companies to avoid price wars, respect local markets, and ensure data privacy as Beijing seeks to protect the reputation and supply chains of its booming electric vehicle export market.