China

Timeline

1. 19 Jan2026
   Reports and indices

   China's birth rate falls to 5.6 per thousand, a record low¹²³

   China's birth rate fell to 5.6 per 1,000 people in 2025, the lowest since records began in 1949.

   • NBS data released 19 January 2026: 2025 birth rate 5.63 per 1,000, the lowest since 1949
   • 7.92 million births in 2025, down from 9.54 million in 2024
   • Population fell by 3.39 million to 1.4049 billion, the fourth straight annual decline
2. 16 Jan2026
   International

   Canada and China agree trade deal cutting EV and canola tariffs⁴⁵⁶

   Canada and China struck a trade agreement on 16 January after a Beijing summit, lowering Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Chinese duties on Canadian canola seed.

   • Canada and China announced a trade deal in Beijing on 16 January 2026 after talks between PM Mark Carney and Xi Jinping
   • Canada will admit up to 49,000 Chinese EVs a year at a 6.1 percent tariff, instead of 100 percent
   • China is expected to cut its tariff on Canadian canola seed to about 15 percent from 84 percent by 1 March; relief also for canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas

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Sources

1. The Business Standard (Bangladesh)
2. South China Morning Post
3. Oman Observer
4. Advisor.ca (Canadian Press)
5. Yahoo Finance
6. News4JAX (AP)