Passenger flights from mainland China to Japan have plunged by almost half since Beijing urged its citizens to avoid Japan last November, according to reports.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to China last week produced a package of economic and political agreements designed to expand UK market access in China, with a primary focus on the services sector.

In 2025, China’s implementation of export controls has shifted into a phase of routinized, high‑intensity enforcement, with a specific target of strategic sectors such as rare earths, advanced materials, drones and sensitive chemicals, according to reports.

China's exports of rare earths and products using rare earths rose during the final two months of 2025, according to official Customs data. The year-end growth in both volume and value reflects a broader trend of increased activity after the initial dip in May.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) hailed China–U.K. economic ties as "healthy and stable" ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s official visit to China, scheduled for January 28–31. The trip marks the first visit by a British Prime Minister to Beijing in eight

The Trump administration has authorized Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips to China, with a new mechanism designed to allow the government to capture a portion of the profit from the sales. However, the path forward for these exports remains precarious, facing regulatory challenges in both Beijing and Washington.

The European Commission has unveiled an overhaul of its cybersecurity laws that grants Brussels the power to ban "high-risk" technology vendors from the market, potentially excluding Chinese firms in tech sectors.