Just a year ago, Chinese manufacturers, fearing a new trade war, rushed to push out exports following the election victory of President Donald Trump, who had pledged to slap punishing tariffs on imports from China over America’s widening trade deficit with the country.

China's premier says higher tariffs have dealt a “severe blow” to the world economy, even as China's own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion.

China's Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged trading partners to reject rising protectionism, a day after the world's second-largest economy posted a record $1 trillion trade surplus driven by a rush of exports to non-U.

Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe.

Sheinbaum's Thursday presser covered Mexico's new tariffs, tension with the US over water deliveries and plans to attract Chinese tourism.

India has opened talks with Mexico after the latter announced a unilateral hike in import tariffs on several products, with New Delhi seeking a negotiated solution while keeping the option open to protect Indian exporters if needed.

Mexican lawmakers are slated to begin debate this week on a bill to raise tariffs on goods from China and other Asian countries, three ruling party lawmakers told Reuters, amid fierce opposition from China and Mexican business groups.

Despite U.S. ‍pressure to curb reliance on Chinese technology and ⁠components, imports from China stood at about $168 billion through November, up nearly 30% on the year and already well above all of 2024, itself a record year, Vietnamese data shows.