Data released by China's Customs shows that its trade with the rest of the world is continuing on a downward trajectory, and is expected to experience a sustained slide due to both domestic and global factors.

China's trade data for October contracted in both directions when measured in US dollars, further darkening the economic outlook. Despite the downward trend, China's growing trade with ASEAN indicates a more integrated regional trade pattern.

China's trade data for September shows that its overall trade continues to slow down, but with variations by trading partner. Its trade with the U.S. continued to drop, an indication of further decoupling, while its trade with other partners, such as ASEAN, Russia and South Africa, is

Chinese officials released domestic economic data for August. Stimulus measures have helped boost growth in some sectors, while other sectors are facing more headwinds.

China's customs data shows that the growth of imports and exports is slowing, amidst continued COVID restrictions and weakening demand in many markets.

China plans to take more steps to facilitate agricultural imports from African countries, said Chinese officials, including easing sanitary and phytosanitary measures. While some progress has been made already, obstacles still remain, including Chinese regulatory red tape and the productivity of African exporters.

China's Customs agency announced that it would suspend beef imports from a U.S. company due to the detection of an illegal substance, an outstanding issue that the United States and China were supposed to work on under the Phase One Agreement.