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EU Ships West, Not East. EU Becomes China’s Outlet.

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China will not change, and neither will its habit of squeezing foreign firms out with import substitution. EU exports tell the tale: once close to 11% of the total, they are sliding toward 7%, while the U.S. climbs to 23%. Our export future is clearly westward and outward, not eastward.Some niches in China will stay…

Chinese home appliance manufacturer expands into new markets

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Dreame Technology has unveiled a slew of new products. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese intelligent home appliance manufacturer Dreame Technology is seeking to expand its global footprint by leveraging quickly evolving artificial intelligence technology. As of the end of June, Dreame Technology had filed 6,379 patent applications worldwide, with 3,155 patents granted. Invention patents accounted…

China-ASEAN trade cruising in high gear

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Workers manufacture data cables at a production workshop of an electronics enterprise in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Aug 20. TAN KAIXING/FOR CHINA DAILY Last month, at the loading area of Cuori Electrical Appliances (Group) Co Ltd in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, five container trucks laden with steam irons and vacuum cleaners set off for Indonesia.…

Chinese battery giant CATL unveils new EV batteries for Europe

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This file photo shows the Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH in Thuringia, Germany. [Photo/Xinhua] MUNICH, Germany — China’s CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, on Sunday unveiled its latest generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries here for the European market, highlighting a growing presence and commitment in the region. The launch came two days before…

China’s foreign trade grows 3.5% in first eight months of 2025

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China’s foreign trade grew 3.5 percent year-on-year to 29.57 trillion yuan ($4.14 trillion) in the first eight months of 2025, according to data from the General Administration of Customs released on Monday. Exports rose 6.9 percent year-on-year to 17.61 trillion yuan between January and August, while imports dipped 1.2 percent to 11.96 trillion yuan during…

DJI entering robot vacuum sector

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A DJI robot vacuum on display at a DJI store in Shanghai, August 10, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Competition in China’s robotic vacuum cleaners market is intensifying, with DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer by market share, recently marking its entry into the fast-developing cleaning appliances sector. Industry experts said cutting-edge digital technologies, such as artificial…

‘New-style’ Chinese tea drinks awe global consumers

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Workers operate tea-picking machines at an organic tea plantation in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. CHINA DAILY Chinese tea is reinventing itself, prompted by the fact that tea and coffee are no longer the only options people turn to while working, relaxing or socializing worldwide. Once confined to traditional brews, tea is now being blended with milk, fruits…

Ikea to invest more in China

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Ikea China on Wednesday pledged to invest 160 million yuan ($22 million) in China during its 2026 fiscal year, as the Swedish home-furnishings giant deepens its bet on the Chinese market through price cuts, new product lines and expanded digital services. The retailer plans to introduce more than 1,600 new home products, 23 collections and…

China issues guidelines to promote high-quality development of sports industries

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Cyclists at a wetland park in Bozhou, Anhui province, in July. LIU QINLI/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING — China on Thursday issued a set of guidelines to unleash the consumption potential of the sports economy, as part of broader efforts to drive the high-quality development of related industries. By 2030, China plans to cultivate a batch…

China’s foreign trade up 3.5% in first eight months

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