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China's trade surplus surpasses $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports surge 35%

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China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year. Customs figures released Tuesday showed exports in October surged 35% from a year earlier, driven by strong demand for high-tech goods like computer chips and autos. Imports…

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  1. Bloomberg

    Chinese Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion for Second Time Ever (opens Bloomberg)

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    China’s trade surplus ballooned to just over $1 trillion for the year despite the biggest surge in imports since 2021, with exports growing faster than 35% for a second month.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports in October surged 35% (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports in October surged 35%

  3. Financial Times

    China’s trade surplus exceeds $1tn for first 10 months of year (opens Financial Times)

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    Balance is on course for new annual record that would intensify tensions with trade partners

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    China's trade surplus surpasses $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports surge 35% (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year. Customs figures released Tuesday showed exports in October surged 35% from a year earlier, driven by strong demand for high-tech goods like computer chips and autos. Imports…

  5. Wall Street Journal

    China’s Trade Surplus Surged Past $1 Trillion in October (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Chinese exports continue to soar despite economic gloom and global trade tensions.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    China set for record trade surplus as AI boom pushes it past $1 trillion in just 10 months (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Story by Reuters (Reuters) — China’s trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech products and helped offset weak domestic demand, a dynamic likely to sharpen tensions with major trading partners.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    China’s trade surplus passes $1 trillion at record pace (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    From solar panels to electric cars, China has found strong global demand for green energy products, as Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have driven up international oil prices.

  8. Quartz

    China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for a second year, two months early (opens Quartz)

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    Customs data showed a $1.04 trillion surplus through October, as imports rose 41.6% and exports 35.2% from a year earlier

  9. Al Jazeera

    Why China’s $1 trillion trade surplus isn’t all good news for its economy (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Booming exports mask a thriftiness among the Chinese that could undermine long-term growth.

  10. Latin Times

    Unstoppable Record: China's Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion, Powered by the AI Hardware Boom (opens Latin Times)

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    China's goods trade surplus reached $1.04 trillion through October 2026, driven by surging semiconductor exports and rising AI infrastructure demand ahead of renewed trade talks with the United States.

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