The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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From Caffeine Crash to Sweet Dreams: How Chinese Scientists Are Reinventing New-style Tea Beverages
New-style Tea Beverages have become a global obsession, winning fans from Hangzhou to Honolulu and from Taipei to Toronto. But for many drinkers, the enjoyment comes with a familiar trade-off: caffeine. What begins as an afternoon pick-me-up can end in jitters, a racing heart, and a night spent staring at the ceiling. Enter Dr. Mao
Salty Milk Tea Emerges as the New Favorite
The new tea beverage market is swept by a ‘salty aroma trend’, with salty milk tea evolving from a niche experiment to a hit category. Multiple leading brands have seen their new products sell out one after another, sparking an industry-wide ‘salty rush’. HeyTea’s “Jiangxiang Bai Tuo Suiyinzi” (Saucey White Crumbled Silver) has become a
China’s new-style tea brands find a hot new market in US
Chinese new-style tea brands are now turning to dig gold in the United States, looking for new opportunities.
Tea drinkers may take their lumps with hefty tariffs
From China daily Customers wait at a Chinese brand milk tea shop in New York on March 8. Chinese tea products have seen a significant surge in the United States in recent years. LIAO PAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE While coffee remains the dominant drink in the United States, tea has seen a significant surge in popularity.
China’s Tea Export Briefing in June 2025
According to data from China Customs: In June 2025, China’s tea export volume reached 32.3 thousand tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 16.69% but a month-on-month decrease of 5.85%. The export value amounted to USD 123 million, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 11.35% and a month-on-month decline of 0.96%. The average export price stood at
Tea, music serve as bridge in Sino-US relationship
By Zhao Huanxin in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2025-06-09 07:06 Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng (left) and his wife, Wang Dan (second from left), attend a tea-themed cultural event on Friday at the Chinese embassy in the US in Washington, DC. ZHAO HUANXIN/CHINA DAILY With the aroma of oolong tea wafting
CHAGEE’s first campus store in Beijing has opened at Tsinghua University
On June 11, Bawang CHAGEE announced the official opening of its first campus store in Beijing at Tsinghua University’s Zhaolan Institute. On its opening day, the store sold over 2,200 cups, making it the top GMV performer among all its stores nationwide that day. Currently, CHAGEE has opened stores on nearly 200 campuses across the country, including
Tariffs make tea brewing in US expensive
By Luo Qing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-10 15:49 Farmers pick early spring tea at a tea garden in Zhongbasi village, Zigui county, Southwest China’s Hubei province, on Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] While coffee remains a cultural obsession in the United States, Chinese tea consumption has also grown significantly in popularity. Many have begun sharing
Matcha industry fattens wallets, revives culture
China Daily | Updated: 2025-06-09 09:47 Students watch a tea specialist (right) make matcha tea at a tea industrial park in Jiangkou county of Guizhou province on May 14. FU TIAN/XINHUA GUIYANG — As the morning light of early summer broke over the misty hills of Jiangkou county in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, tea farmers began
Chinese embassy hosts cultural event with tea and music
By Zhao Huanxin in Washington | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-08 11:08 Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng speaks at a cultural event “Tea for Harmony: East Meets West in Music” held at the embassy in Washington on Friday evening. [Photo by Zhao Huanxin /chinadaily.com.cn] With the aroma of oolong tea in the air