American tariffs have cut Chinese imports to the U.S., but those goods are finding new buyers across Europe — raising questions for local manufacturers and policymakers.

China achieved a major trade milestone in 2025 as its trade surplus reached a record $1.2 trillion, even while facing higher tariffs from the United States. The data shows that China’s export sector remained strong and flexible during a year marked by global trade tension and economic challenges at home.

Taiwan seeks deeper AI partnership with the United States through tariff cuts, tech investment, and strategic semiconductor cooperation.

As U.S. imports from China have declined amid the two countries’ trade war, China has sent more exports to Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere.

The US is a distant second in trade volume with Brazil as Beijing helps soften the impact of Washington's levies

President Donald Trump imposed the tariff on certain AI chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor ​and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, under a new national security order released by the White House.