In February 2017, almost ******* metric tons of plastic waste was exported by some ** countries to China. China has historically been the dumping ground for foreign nations waste, importing approximately ********** of the world's plastic waste in 2016. However, in 2017 China introduced new environmental laws which led to a decline in plastic waste imports. In the same year the country announced the "National Sword Policy", which began on January *** 2018. This effectively halted all foreign waste imports, and by February 2018 global exports to China had fallen massively.

The ban caused huge problems for the global recycling industry, with large quantities of waste piling up or being landfilled as export nations scrambled for new ways to deal with their waste. Countries such as the United States began rerouting their shipments to South East Asian nations such as Malaysia and Thailand. However, following China's lead Malaysia has also clamped down on waste imports, sending back shipments of plastic waste. Wealthy nations are now having to rethink how they deal with their garbage footprint.

Analysis of how Trump's China trade policies and tariffs are crippling American soybean farmers, with exports to their largest market dropping significantly.

In August 2025, the import value in China increased by *** percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The total imports amounted to around ***** billion U.S. dollars in July 2025.

114 Global import shipment records of Suspended with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

U.S. soybean farmers face crisis as China trade war halts purchases, forcing desperate search for new markets while crops remain unsold and prices hit five-year lows.

Tesla halts new orders for Model S and Model X in China as trade tensions with the U.S. lead to increased tariffs, affecting prices and consumer demand.

US soybean farmers confront a storage emergency as harvest accelerates while China suspends purchases, creating massive surpluses and record-low local prices across heartland states.

During the period analyzed, exports of Wooden Office Furniture peaked at 30 million units in 2021. However, from 2022 to 2023, export growth stalled. In terms of value, the exports of wooden office furniture increased significantly to $1.3 billion in 2023.

Suzuki Motor has temporarily stopped Swift production due to rare earth supply disruptions caused by China's export restrictions, highlighting global supply chain challenges.

China was the leading export destination of agricultural products from Ukraine secured by the Black Sea Grain Initiative as of July 17, 2023, at ***** million metric tons. Furthermore, *** million metric tons went to Spain, while Turkey ranked third. Low and lower-middle income countries received nearly ** percent of grain exports from Ukraine under the agreement as of January 2023. On July 17, 2023, the Russian government announced that it suspended participation in the deal. Why was the Black Sea Grain Initiative suspended? The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the United Nations that opened three Ukrainian ports for agricultural exports, was suspended by the Russian government on July 17, 2023. Russian authorities explained this decision by the alleged failure of the UN to comply with the second part of the agreement, which states that the UN would facilitate that international sanctions are not applied to Russian agricultural products. While the existing sanction regimes exclude Russian food and fertilizer exports, the Russian government argued that the measures imposed on the Russian Agricultural Bank and the fact that no vessel with Russian fertilizers had been sent since the launch of the initiative, hindered the implementation of the second part. How much of the world's agricultural exports comes from Ukraine? The Ukrainian grain market is one of the largest worldwide. In the trade year 2022/2023, Ukraine was the sixth-largest wheat-exporting region. Around **** percent of total wheat exports came from Ukraine in that period. Furthermore, the country accounted for nearly ** percent of global sunflower meal exports and ** percent of sunflower oil.