[China-ASEAN bilateral trade volume exceeded one trillion U.S. dollars for the first time in 2025] September 1, today, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the situation of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation and the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. It was introduced at the meeting that the scale of trade has reached a new high. In 2025, the bilateral trade volume between China and ASEAN exceeded the trillion US dollar mark for the first time, reaching US$1.05 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. China has remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years, and ASEAN has been China's largest trading partner for six consecutive years. From January to July this year, the total trade volume between China and ASEAN reached US$744.41 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%, accounting for 21.8% of China's total foreign trade in the same period.