US-China trade

Customs data show shipments stabilising in 2026, but still well below levels seen before curbs were introduced

Exports climb 27% from a year earlier in US dollar terms, their best performance in four months

A visit on that date in Washington would happen alongside the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

Brazil, Argentina and Australia were China’s top foreign suppliers in 2025

Both sides agreed to expand areas of cooperation while narrowing the list of disputes and managing risks

The expanded ban is set to take effect in early July

The Dutch firm has pushed back against those concerns

Lack of additions to list seen likely placing more US goods and technology in adversaries’ hands

Customs data shows importers continue to pay more than US$35 billion a year under the expanded Section 301 tariffs