September 23 Global Trade News

📰Focus on international hot topics, quick overview of global developments.

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📅9The 22nd of the monthDaytime,On September 20, local time, Vice Premier he Lifeng held economic and trade consultations with US leaders Besente and Greer in New York, focusing on implementing previous consensus, promoting in-depth exchanges in bilateral trade and investment, and holding dialogue on the issue of artificial intelligence. The Foreign Ministry's regular press conference on the same day also answered questions about this.

——People's Daily

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📅9The 22nd of the monthday,The fifth ministerial meeting after the RCEP came into effect was held in Manila, Philippines, and the 25th China-ASEAN Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting was also held in Manila on the same day to promote regional economic and trade cooperation.

——Ministry of Commerce

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📅9The 22nd of the monthDaytime,On the afternoon of September 21, Minister Wang Wentao made a video call with Kang Linsong, chairman of the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers and chairman of Mercedes-Benz Group, to exchange views on China-EU economic and trade relations and cooperation in the automobile industry, emphasizing that cooperation should be adhered to and the market should be kept open.

——Ministry of Commerce

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📅9The 22nd of the monthday,The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) held a public hearing in Washington on September 22 to conduct a 301 investigation into the "persistent low payment" of innovative German drugs. The official press release was issued on September 21 and the hearing was held on September 22.

——USTR

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📅9The 22nd of the monthday,Vietnam's official news agency (Vietnam News Agency) reported on September 22: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Surin met with U.S. Trade Representative Greer in New York and welcomed the early signing of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Vietnam. Greer said that the agreement negotiations have made important progress and are "very close" to the final finalization ".

——Vietnam News Agency 

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📅9The 22nd of the monthday,Japan's Ministry of Finance and Customs Bureau (Customs) released on September 22 the April 2026 trade statistics report data (for the world, the United States, the European Union, Asia trade dynamics), Japan's official monthly trade statistics release.

——Japan Customs official website