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China Business Brief · 2026-10-17
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View all →China's Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Boom: What the Latest Data Actually Means for Global Sellers
China's cross-border e-commerce exports hit a record high in 2026. But behind the headlines, a quiet shift is reshaping who wins and who loses in the world's largest factory-to-consumer pipeline.
China's New Export Machine: Small Firms, Big Volumes, Thin Margins
**The answer in three sentences:** China's export growth is now being driven by small and medium-sized private manufacturers selling through cross-bor...
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