Swedcham China Insights

- China reportedly resumed rare earth exports to EU
- China slams EU procurement ban on medical devices, vowing countermeasures
- Chinese premier pledges transformation into a consumption-driven economy at Summer Davos
- Starbucks China explores sale amid fierce market competition

- EU-China trade tensions escalate ahead of July summit, with talks stalled
- China accelerates push to elevate Shanghai as a global financial center
- Top Chinese financial officials highlight global vacuum in monetary policy coordination
- Chinese domestic consumption surges in May as big-ticket items drive retail rebound

- China and EU near deal on EV tariffs as Beijing opens rare earth green channel
- US and China reach provisional trade framework in London to revive Geneva truce
- NDRC solicits tech sector input as 15th Five-Year Plan enters drafting phase
- China’s new social policy targeting the poor is not broad-based consumption stimulus

- Trump and Xi hold pivotal call to revive Geneva trade war truce
- EU bans Chinese medical device firms from major tenders in first use of procurement tool
- China sees robust Dragon Boat travel, but per capita spending continues to fall
- China vows further crackdown on 'involution-style' price wars in the auto industry
- China’s manufacturing PMI data signals renewed weakness in May

- Xi and Macron pledge cooperation on trade and global stability in high-level call
- Europe tightens pressure on China with new sanctions and parcel fees
- Beijing warns global firms over US chip ban as tech war escalates
- Nine agencies issue comprehensive plan to boost sci-tech services sector

- US and China reach temporary trade war truce in Geneva with sharp tariff reductions
- Beijing formalizes stricter oversight for environmental inspections
- China to crack down on strategic mineral exports amid national security push
- Commerce Ministry pledges stronger support for exporters

- China and EU mark 50 years of diplomatic ties with renewed strategic overtures
- Xi and Putin consolidate “no limits” partnership with new strategic agreement
- US and China to hold high-level tariff talks in Geneva as economic strains mount
- China unveils sweeping monetary stimulus to shore up economy
- China enacts landmark law to strengthen confidence in the private sector

- China and the EU near deal to lift sanctions on lawmakers
- China rolls out new guidelines to upgrade pilot free trade zones 
- Xi reaffirms China’s climate commitment in global leaders' summit
- China introduces action plan to boost Shanghai’s global financial hub status through cross-border finance liberalization
- China further eases market access entry for private and foreign firms in...

- China signals ceiling on tariffs but warns of broader retaliation if US escalates further
- Trump Reaffirms Intention to Reach a Deal with China
- Spain deepens strategic ties with China amid global trade tensions
- Xi Jinping embarks on a Southeast Asia tour to counter the US global tariff war 
- Nvidia CEO’s China visit underscores fragility in global tech supply chains
- China’s Q1 GDP...

- Li Qiang and von der Leyen seek stability amid global tariff tensions
- China hit back at US “Liberation Day” tariffs with sweeping countermeasures 
- China urges US companies to help defuse trade tensions at high-level roundtable
- US-China trade war escalates further as both sides impose 50% tariffs
- US tariffs on Chinese goods hit 145% as Beijing prepares fierce, long-haul retaliation
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