China posts record $101 billion trade surplus but export boom could fade
China's export sector delivered robust growth in July, providing much-need support for the world's second largest economy that is almost...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Amid Industrial Headwinds, China Records First Ever Auto Trade Surplus
As the global economy recovers fully from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese industrial sector appears to be facing headwinds, according...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 25, 20221 min read
Mapped: GDP Growth by Country in 2021
The global economy faced numerous challenges in 2021. While COVID-19 vaccinations became more widely available in some countries,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 20, 20221 min read
Visualizing China’s $18 Trillion Economy in One Chart
China is the world’s second largest economy after the U.S., and it is expected to eventually climb into the number one position in the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Satellite Maps: Shanghai’s Supply Chain Standstill
Wait times for at Shanghai marine terminals has increased nearly 75% since the lockdowns began. Delays at the Shanghai terminal have sent...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 17, 20213 min read
China officially applies to join mega regional trade pact
Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the US as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Aug 10, 20213 min read
Official July China Trade Data: Chinese Industrial Sector Shows Risks of 2021 Slowdown
By John W. Miller, Chief Economic Analyst - Trade Data Monitor: China’s industrial sector is headed for a slowdown in the second half of...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jul 20, 20213 min read
China, ASEAN open new chapter in common development, prosperity
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China on Monday celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jun 17, 20211 min read
#FDI China’s post-Covid recovery captures attention of European investors
China has made a rapid economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which seems to have moved European investors from favouring...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 11, 20213 min read
Official China Trade Data: Chinese April imports increase 43.1%
China preliminary data for April (release by Major Products & by Country/Region) and below TDM insight by John W. Miller, Chief Economic...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 3, 20214 min read
China: The rise of a trade titan - UNCTAD
China is perhaps one of the most unprecedented stories of economic development in recent history. In the last 25 years, the country’s...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 14, 20213 min read
OFFICIAL CHINA TRADE DATA: China’s 31% March Trade Bounce Confirms Covid Comeback
Official China Trade Data from our partners at Trade Data Monitor based on official HS Customs data on all commodities. It was March 2020...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 11, 20211 min read
US-China: AmCham China Survey Shows US Firms Optimistic About Market Growth
Only 12 per cent of the 345 US firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in China said the investment environment was...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jan 21, 20212 min read
China FDI rose to record level in 2020 despite coronavirus, fastest growth rate in five years
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 4.5 per cent from 2019 to US$144.37 billion last year Investment from the Netherlands and...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jan 15, 20213 min read
OFFICIAL CHINA TRADE DATA REPORT: Global Trade in 2020 Rebounded After Spring Slump
As the world seeks to recover from the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic, trade data suggests it’s more dependent than ever on the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jan 14, 20212 min read
ASEAN ahead of EU & US as China's largest trading partner in 2020
ASEAN countries have jumped to be the number one trading bloc with China in 2020, with the trade volumes hitting 4.74 trillion yuan...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Global Economy Being Redrawn By Chinese Export Boom
Latest November China Trade Data insights from our partners at Trade Data Monitor, authored by Chief Economist, John W Miller - For a...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Nov 12, 20202 min read
What is RCEP and what does an Indo-Pacific free-trade deal mean?
The world’s biggest free-trade agreement by population and GDP will bring huge tariff cuts for its Asean and Pacific Rim signatories,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Nov 12, 20202 min read
China and 14 other nations ready to sign RCEP, world’s largest trade deal
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is expected to be signed this weekend during video meetings hosted by Asean In the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Nov 9, 20203 min read
OFFICIAL CHINA TRADE DATA: China Ramps up Exports to EU, US Hampered by Covid - October 2020
We are pleased to share the October China Preliminary Data from our partners Trade Data Monitor, summarised by John Miller. For a copy of...
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