A currency kept weak to help Chinese factories, combined with faltering consumer spending, propelled exports, while a campaign for self-sufficiency limited imports.

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

China's trade surplus reaches a record $1.2 trillion, driven by rising exports despite geopolitical tensions and slowing U.S. shipments.

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

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 has reported its trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion last year as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States under President Donald Trump.

Brussels and Beijing agree on minimum EV prices, easing tensions and reshaping the electric vehicle industry worldwide.