China's expanding ties with the Global South have pushed trade growth far beyond the global average despite the tariff pressure from the U.S., according to experts. "Whilst the Trump tariffs ultimately led to a significant drop-off in Chinese exports to the United States and vice versa, the trading relationships across much of the rest of the world continue to grow, and China's trading relationships across the Belt and Road Initiative countries, as well as with the Global South, more broadly speaking, has grown at rates far greater than global trade growth as a whole. And we see that evidenced by the latest data. When we break that down, we see that has been underpinned by the developments in high-technology products in particular, whether it's EVs, whether it's even in semiconductors, as well as photovoltaic panels, etc.," said Dr. Warwick Powell, an adjunct professor at the Queensland University of Technology, in a TV interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Thursday. "And you've got to look at the places where the growth is taking place. Africa, I think, is a very interesting case in point, because the kinds of things that China has been exporting and expanding in terms of its exports are all about African economic development -- its machinery, its energy systems, its technology, and this really goes to delivering on China's broader strategic ambition as an emerging great power to be an enabling great power, supporting the development of its partners around the world," he added. Qian Jun, executive dean of International School of Finance at Fudan University, attributed the trade growth to Chinese firms' endeavor to tap into key regions like ASEAN, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. "The main increase of export comes from, as we have discussed, these new areas: The ASEAN economy -- southeast Asia remains the most important trading partner -- and also Latin America, the Middle East, and these [other such] new regions. So, the exporters of the Chinese companies are also very good at adjusting their destinies, their strategies, how to market their goods and services, so that the reliance on the U.S., for example, has gone down a lot," Qian said. The video shows: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of fast motion of Tian'anmen Square, cityscape, traffic Brisbane, Australia - Dec 11, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Warwick Powell, adjunct professor, Queensland University of Technology (ending with shots 3-16): "Whilst the Trump tariffs ultimately led to a significant drop-off in Chinese exports to the United States and vice versa, the trading relationships across much of the rest of the world continue to grow, and China's trading relationships across the Belt and Road Initiative countries, as well as with the Global South, more broadly speaking, has grown at rates far greater than global trade growth as a whole. And we see that evidenced by the latest data. When we break that down, we see that has been underpinned by the developments in high-technology products in particular, whether it's EVs, whether it's even in semiconductors, as well as photovoltaic panels, etc. And you've got to look at the places where the growth is taking place. Africa, I think, is a very interesting case in point, because the kinds of things that China has been exporting and expanding in terms of its exports are all about African economic development -- its machinery, its energy systems, its technology, and this really goes to delivering on China's broader strategic ambition as an emerging great power to be an enabling great power, supporting the development of its partners around the world." China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Aerial shots of cargo ship, port, container crane 4. Various of new vehicles waiting to board cargo ship China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Various of chip production line Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. Solar panel production line 7. Various of robotic arms in operation Africa - Exact Date and Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Train running 9. Various of passengers getting on train 10. Various of river dam, monitoring station Northern Cape Province, South Africa - 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Aerial shot of solar thermal farm Africa - Exact Location and Date Unknown (Courtesy of Tecno Mobile - No access Chinese mainland) 12. Various of consumers trying Chinese smart phones; phones, tablet on display Africa - Exact Date and Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 13. Sign of demonstration center of China agricultural technology 14. Class on agricultural technology in progress 15. Various of Chinese expert chatting with African agricultural personnel Kenya - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 16. Aerial shots of train station, train running on Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway Shanghai, China - Dec 11, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Qian Jun, executive dean, International School of Finance, Fudan University (partially overlaid with shots 18-21): "The main increase of export comes from, as we have discussed, these new areas: The ASEAN economy -- southeast Asia remains the most important trading partner -- and also Latin America, the Middle East, and these [other such] new regions. So, the exporters of the Chinese companies are also very good at adjusting their destinies, their strategies, how to market their goods and services, so that the reliance on the U.S., for example, has gone down a lot." ++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ FILE: Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Sept 17, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 18. 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) venue 19. Visitors, exhibition booths Campinas, Brazil - Nov 2024 (CGTN- No access Chinese mainland) 20. Aerial shot of BYD factory Ain Sokhna, Egypt - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 21. Flags, building with sign reading (Chinese/Arabic) "China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone" ++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Jan-April 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 22. Aerial shots of containers, ships at port [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]