On December 8th, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with WTO Director General Ivira in Beijing, exchanging views on global trade, WTO reform, etc. Wang noted China's support for multilateralism, opposition to protectionism, and willingness to promote WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference outcomes. Ivira praised China's role in multilateral trade and looked forward to its continued contributions.

The article discusses China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) during the 14th Five Year Plan (FYP), noting nearly 200 institutional innovations in 22 FTZs. It covers key measures (negative lists, single window), 2024 trade/investment shares, differentiated explorations, alignment with CPTPP/DEPA, and the 15th FYP's strategy to enhance FTZs with more reforms.

On December 8th, China Customs released data: Jan-Nov goods trade import-export 41.21t yuan (up 3.6% YoY), Nov up 4.1% (10th consecutive growth). Private enterprises are the main force, mechanical-electrical products export up 8.8%, emerging markets contribute more. China adheres to open cooperation, with simultaneous growth with over 110 countries/regions.

As of end-Oct 2025, Shenzhen Customs District has 530 AEO enterprises (34%+ group-certified). The group-style certification model compresses cycle to <1 month. AEO brings clearance convenience (52%/68% less import/export time) and economic benefits (over 200M yuan annual savings). Customs will deepen reforms for emerging industries.

Qinghai, with unique natural endowment, saw its bee products export 529 tons (up 31.7% YoY) in Jan-Oct this year. Xining Customs supports exports via measures like "Customs Director Direct Service" and green channel. Menyuan rapeseed honey is high-quality, favored by S.Korea, Hong Kong etc.

In the first three quarters, Fujian's refined oil exports hit 960 million yuan (98.4% YoY growth). Fuel oil and aviation kerosene made up 85.7% of total exports. Exports to traditional markets (US, Europe, etc.) rose 4.1x. Private enterprises were the main force. Xiamen Customs launched facilitation measures to cut clearance time.

Jinxian's Wengang Town uses 1600-year brush-making heritage to produce nail art pens, exported to 50+ countries via cross-border e-commerce; local beauty tool industry has 80+ enterprises, ~850 million yuan annual output; Qingshanhu Customs supports with policies and quality control.

Dongying Customs inspected Yellow River mouth hairy crabs for UAE export, adopting a 3D supervision model and opening a green channel for fresh products. In Jan-Nov this year, 31 tons were exported to 7 countries, achieving a leap to large-scale exports.

On December 2nd, 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port reached 40 million TEUs in annual container throughput, becoming the world's 3rd and China's 2nd port (after Shanghai and Singapore) to exceed this mark, supported by measures like optimized routes and customs facilitation.

This article introduces Lynk&Co's Yuyao factory ramping up production, its new energy vehicle exports (14,600 units Jan-Oct, 290% YoY growth), Yuyao's NEV supply chain development, and the city's "new three" products exports (3.08B yuan, 120.8% YoY growth) with customs support.

During the US shopping season, Ningbo Airport saw a cross-border e-commerce export peak (over 1 million packages, up 20%). The main route is Ningbo to Anchorage, Alaska, with SHEIN as a major exporter. Customs measures cut shipping time/cost by 30%.

Yesterday, 2 tons of "Tower Brand" Ningbo Cicheng rice cakes passed customs inspection and were exported to Hong Kong, the first batch this year-end. The company's exports grew from 3 tons/year to over 670 tons this year, mainly to Hong Kong. Customs ensures raw material traceability; last year's exports were 730 tons, expected 750 tons this year.

Neusoft Medical’s 0.235s ultra wide spiral CT machines are exported to Brazil. The company broke foreign monopoly in high-end medical equipment, exporting to 110+ countries. Liaoning’s manufacturing (medical, robots, cars) is expanding globally, supported by Tiexi Customs’ policies (one enterprise one policy, convenient clearance) to boost advanced manufacturing and old industrial base revitalization.

跨境电商面临退货成本高、流程复杂等困境，近年规模持续增长。政策缓解部分问题，但仍有物流、合规等难点。需从物流基建、绿色合规、服务优化突破，促进行业高质量发展。

On December 1, 2025, 300 tons of methyl tert butyl ether from a Ningxia company, inspected and qualified by Xingqing Customs, was exported to Kyrgyzstan via Turgat Port. It's the company's first export; Xingqing Customs assisted with inspection, optimized chemical export services, handling 1128 batches worth 877 million yuan this year.

According to customs statistics, China's Jan-Nov 2025 goods trade totaled 41.21 trillion yuan (3.6% YoY growth). Key characteristics include growth in general/processing trade, ASEAN/EU as top partners, private/foreign enterprises' growth, mechanical/electrical products as main exports, and falling commodity import prices.

On December 5th, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (in charge of China-US economic and trade affairs) held a video call with US Treasury Secretary Besson and Trade Representative Greer. They exchanged on implementing Busan Summit and Nov 24th heads-of-state consensus, pragmatic cooperation, addressing concerns, and promoting stable China-US economic and trade relations.

The CCPIT organized a Chinese entrepreneur delegation to visit the US (Washington, SF, Oakland) Dec 2-6, 2025, at the American Chamber of Commerce's invitation, to promote Sino-US economic/trade cooperation. They held docking events with 170+ US entities, introduced China's high-quality development/openness, promoted the 4th Chain Expo, and US businesses support deepening cooperation.

Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng attended the China-US Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum on Dec 4, stating two background plates for China-US economic and trade relations and proposing three cooperation suggestions. Over 100 representatives from Chinese and American business communities attended the forum in Washington D.C.

At Luoyang Longding Aluminum (world's 2nd largest double zero foil maker), double zero foil is produced/exported to markets like South Korea. RCEP tariff cuts enhance competitiveness. Luoyang Customs supports enterprises via policy interpretation, bonded schemes. Jan-Oct this year, Luoyang's copper & aluminum processing trade imports/exports rose 6.1x, double zero foil exports up 36.7%.