China achieved a major trade milestone in 2025 as its trade surplus reached a record $1.2 trillion, even while facing higher ...

China’s exports ended last year with a growth spurt and sent its trade surplus to a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, extending a ...

Manufacturers diversified markets to offset US declines, while December shipments beat forecasts with stronger-than-expected ...

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and ...

The Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase total export turnover by more ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is not hard to find evidence of China’s massive trade surplus. China’s exports ...

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion in first 11 months of 2025 November exports top expectations as non-US shipments lead amid high US tariffs Imports underperform, pointing to still-subdued ...