For China, the record $1.2 trillion annual trade surplus its authorities reported Wednesday is resounding proof of the resilience of its economy in the face of US trade friction.

China reportedly builds satellite facilities across Africa and Latin America, extending its Belt and Road strategy to space infrastructure development globally.

Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed Canada's improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping on Thursday, declaring their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at a time of global division and disorder.

Most respondents in almost all the surveyed countries believed that, a year into Trump’s second term, China is on the verge of becoming even more powerful.

Canadian leader Mark Carney met China’s Xi Jinping this week. The two statesmen talked. Fractured relationships began to heal.

China’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4.5% in 2026 and maintain the same pace in 2027, a Reuters poll showed, piling pressure for more stimulus as policymakers look to address deep structural vulnerabilities to underpin the nation's longer-term health.

China has reported its trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion last year as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States under President Trump

The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited China was in 2017, when Justin Trudeau met Xi Jinping in Beijing. That was his second official visit to China.

The CPSC recalled about 16,900 bottles of RootStim Beard Growth Serum (5% Minoxidil), manufactured in China by Ronghui Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., and distributed by RootStim LLC of Lanham, Maryland.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Beijing, aiming to repair relations with China. It's the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in nearly a decade.