Waste　paper,　an　essential　substitute　for　wood　and　other　plant-based　fibers　in　paper　making,　is　an　indispensable　part　of　the　circular　economy;　yet,　the　impacts　of　China＇s　ban　on　global　waste　paper　cycles　have　not　been　well　understood.　We　modeled　the　evolution　of　the　global　waste　paper　trade　network　during　1995-2019.　We　found　that　the　cumulative　trade　volume　of　global　waste　paper　reached　1010　million　tons　in　the　last　25　years　and　showed　a　downward　trend　since　2015.　The　global　import　center　of　waste　paper　experienced　a　transfer　from　Europe　to　East　Asia　and　then　to　Southeast　Asia.　The　ban　has　stimulated　some　developed　countries　to　reduce　the　exports　of　unsorted　waste　paper　since　2017,　but　for　many　major　importers　their　changes　in　waste　paper　trade　patterns　were　related　to　waste　paperboard,　which　was　not　banned　by　China,　suggesting　that　this　import　change　trend　may　be　inevitable　and　irrespective　of　China＇s　ban.　Besides,　India　has　replaced　China　to　become　a　new　import　hub　of　unsorted　waste　paper.　Our　results　lay　a　foundation　for　exploring　the　evolution　of　the　future　global　solid　waste　cycle　under　the　background　of　zero　import　of　solid　waste　increasingly　implemented　by　China　and　many　other　developing　countries.