China’s economy expands at a 5% pace in 2025

    HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022 when China was beginning…

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      How Canada-China ties got to where they are today

      BEIJING (AP) — Canada, under Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, was among the first Western nations to recognize the communist government in China, nearly a decade ahead of the United States. A half-century later, relations soured under Trudeau’s son, Justin. His successor, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Beijing this week in an attempt…

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        China bans sales to Japan of goods that have military uses

        BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement that exports of such items,…

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          Beef hurt by China not following through on commitments | News

          The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative held a hearing this week on the Phase One Trade Agreement with China, negotiated during President Trump’s first term. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said the initial trade agreement delivered tremendous benefits for the U.S. beef industry. He added American beef exports to China…

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            Hainan FTP to Deepen China’s Opening-up and Set New Benchmark of Global Cooperation

            GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On December 2, the Bay Area Dialogue Forum themed “Development of the Hainan Free Trade Port and New Growth Space for International Trade” was successfully held during the 2025 Understanding China Conference. The experts engaged in discussions centering on the rule‑of‑law safeguards for the Hainan FTP, new regional development…

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