China reported strong trade numbers for 2025 on Wednesday, as its surplus rose year-on-year to a record $1.2 trillion despite a slump in exports to the United States after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs. Last year's bruising trade war between Washington and Beijing -- which at one point saw reciprocal…

China trade surplus surged to a record of almost USD 1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said, as exports picked up in December.

Beijing reported the largest-ever trade surplus at $1.19tn as China diversified its trade.

Beijing reported the largest-ever trade surplus at $1.19tn as China diversified its trade.

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.

BEIJING: ⁠China on Wednesday (Jan 14) reported a strong export run in 2025 with a record trillion-dollar surplus, as producers braced for three more years of a Trump administration set on slowing the production powerhouse by shifting US orders to other markets.Beijing's resilience to renewed tariff tensions

China's customs administration unveiled its latest trade data this Wednesday and announced that the country saw a record trade surplus last year, topping $1.19 trillion, which is about 20 percent higher…

China has announced a more than trillion-dollar trade surplus that poses a greater danger to world commerce than Trump’s tariffs.