Its trade surplus has risen above $1 trillion—a first for any country, reports the Wall Street Journal. New data from China's customs agency shows exports rose 5.4% to $3.4 trillion in the first 11 months of the year,

China's premier says higher tariffs have dealt a “severe blow” to the world economy, even as China's own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion.

President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade war is not slowing down China’s export economy. Beijing this week reported a record $1 trillion trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2025, raising concerns about “growing imbalances” in the global economy.

China’s top leaders are signaling they are on alert for a potential flareup of tensions in global commerce as they draw up economic plans for next year, after amassing a record trade surplus despite the tariff war with the US.

China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the month before, although shipments to the United States dropped nearly 29% from a year earlier in an eighth straight month of double-digit declines.

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Tariffs seem like holiday background noise, but Trump's 2026 trade decisions could move inflation, markets, and the U.S. economy in a big way.

China is likely to stick to its current annual economic growth target of around 5% next year, government advisers and analysts said, a goal that would require authorities to keep fiscal and monetary spigots open as they seek to snap a deflationary spell.

The recently released 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) from the Trump administration frames China as America's primary strategic competitor, stressing the need to rebalance economic and military relations to prevent China's state-dominated model from undermining U.

Defense expert warns U.S. could run out of missiles in a week during Taiwan conflict as China builds military on "wartime footing" while America lags.

Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles which is the busiest port in the United States, talks to Erin Burnett about China hitting a $1 trillion trade surplus as American consumer sentiment nears all-time lows.