In 2020, Beijing added algorithms to its export control catalog after the first Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok unless the application sold its U.S. assets.

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Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on October 18, 2026, highlighting an $18 billion 2025 trade turnover and $60 billion in agreed projects.

China's exports surged 36% year-on-year in September 2026, buoyed by global demand for artificial intelligence components and high-tech electronics.

Elevated U.S. tariffs pushed Chinese exporters to direct more goods toward Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe in 2026.

The European Union runs a trade deficit with China of more than $1.1 billion a day, with Chinese exports to the EU rising 16% over the first nine months of 2026.

This month, the European Union and China reached an agreement to cap Chinese hybrid vehicle imports into the EU at 350,000 annually.

China recorded a $938 billion trade surplus between January and September 2026, putting it on track to beat last year's record $1.2 trillion surplus.

Diplomatic relations between Washington and Pretoria deteriorated as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration accused South Africa of discriminating against white Afrikaners and enabling land confiscation without compensation.

China logged a monthly record trade surplus of $133.5 billion in September 2026.

China exported over 7.1 million passenger cars in the first nine months of 2026, up more than 70% from the previous year, including 919,000 shipped in September 2026.

Diplomatic squabbles between China and US ally the Philippines have become more frequent in recent years over standoffs and altercations between rival vessels in disputed waters

The United States' trade with China is a separate issue from national security

The U.S. has consistently emphasized the importance of democracy

A Chinese takeover of Taiwan could negatively affect U.S. trade in the Indo-Pacific region

A U.S. military commitment to defend Taiwan would be a form of imperialism

The U.S. maintains a military presence in the Indo-Pacific to protect countries from communist states

Even if China were to take over Taiwan, the U.S. would likely continue its business relationship with China

The U.S. would likely still purchase goods from Taiwan even if China had taken control of the island in the 1940s

A Chinese takeover of Taiwan could harm U.S. national security agreements and diplomatic relationships with its allies

The U.S. commitment to defending Ukraine against Russia provides a precedent for defending Taiwan against a Chinese invasion

Taiwan's current existence is a result of the U.S. wanting a strategic advantage over China by establishing a capitalist outpost