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China suspends port fees for US-linked ships and some critical mineral export curves to the US.
China's foreign trade shows resilience in the first 10 months.
A Chinese white paper is highlighting energy conservation as the key to the country's carbon emissions reduction.
And the US Senate passes a deal aimed at ending government shutdown.
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China's Ministry of Transport has announced a one-year suspension of special port fees for US-owned or operated vessels.
The suspension came into effect on Monday.
The ministry also announced a one-year suspension of its investigation into how the US Section 301 investigation affects the interests of China's shipping and shipbuilding industries.
In the meantime,
China's Ministry of Commerce also said on Friday last week that it would suspend a few restrictions on exports of critical minerals and rare earth materials to the United States.
China's measures are in line with the consensus reached during this recent China-US economic and trade talks held in Malaysia.
So, for more, joining us now on the line is Andy Malk,
professor with Beijing Foreign Studies University and a senior research fellow with the Center for China and Globalization.
So, thank you very much for joining us today, Andy.
China's measures are a sign that the trade choose between the United States and China is holding.
How much optimism and a sense of certainty will this bring to markets?
Well, Ding Hong,