In 2025, China's foreign trade reached a record 45.47 trillion yuan, maintaining the world's largest goods trading nation with 3.8% growth (9th consecutive year). Featuring diversity in markets, partners, products and imports, supported by policies and logistics, it enhanced resilience against risks, bringing certainty to global trade.

From Jan 14-17, 2026, Canadian PM Carney visited China, signing the China-Canada Economic and Trade Cooperation Roadmap. Both sides upgraded the joint economic and trade commission, expanded multi-field cooperation, resolved trade issues (electric vehicles, rapeseed etc.), and Canada adjusted EV tariffs to promote stable bilateral economic and trade relations.

In 2025, China's goods trade import/export reached 45.47 trillion yuan (+3.8% YoY), exports 26.99t (+6.1%), imports 18.48t (+0.5%). Amid global challenges, it showed resilience with structural upgrades (market expansion, high-tech exports, private enterprises as key force) and laid foundation for higher opening-up.

The China-EU anti-subsidy case on electric vehicles has achieved positive negotiation results. The European Commission released a guidance document for Chinese EV companies to submit price commitment applications. The China Chamber of Commerce supports enterprises to use the results, which helps stabilize China-EU industrial chains and promote cooperation.

This article discusses China's future policies to attract foreign investment, including expanding market access, enhancing services, optimizing the environment, and promoting the "Invest in China" brand, along with foreign-funded enterprises' contributions and 14th Five-Year Plan achievements.

In recent years, China's innovation has accelerated, with its 2025 Global Innovation Index ranking 10th (first top 10). Breakthroughs in AI, quantum tech, etc., and hits like "Black Myth: Wukong" show strength. Supported by policy, market and regional clusters, it drives high-quality development, though facing key area challenges. Future focus is original innovation for strength and stability.

On January 12, China's Ministry of Commerce reported the EU will release guidance on price commitment applications for Chinese EV exporters. The case achieved a "soft landing" via consultations, adhering to WTO rules, benefiting both sides' industries and trade.

On January 13th local time, the US relaxed export regulatory requirements for Nvidia H200 chips to China. Previously, Trump stated the US would allow such sales subject to Commerce Department approval, security review and transaction fees.

As of 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port leads global cargo throughput for 17 consecutive years, achieves 40 million TEUs container throughput milestone. It embodies Zhejiang's 88 Strategy and strong maritime province construction, with upgraded infrastructure, optimized business environment, and global node status (7th in Xinhua Baltic index). 2026 plans focus on world-class port building.

The National Business Work Conference and regions like Guizhou/Guangdong deployed 2026 service trade development, with Guizhou’s 2027/2030 targets. China’s 2025 service trade grew steadily (knowledge-intensive ~40%), digital trade leading. High-level opening up measures and expert views drive growth.

Wang Wentao delivers a report on expanding high-level opening up, covering its significance, 14th Five-Year achievements, 15th Five-Year tasks, opportunities/challenges, and high-quality BRI cooperation, emphasizing win-win for China and the world.

The World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Cooperation Barometer report notes global cooperation is transforming—traditional multilateral mechanisms weaken while small-scale flexible interest-oriented ones rise. It analyzes five cooperation pillars, points out the key issue is how to cooperate, and suggests reshaping cooperation via constructive dialogue, matching forms to issues, and building new capabilities.