China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness
Booming exports have seen China’s trade surplus surpass $1trn, but the figures reveal the extent to which it is still reliant on foreign marketsA boom in exports that has pushed...
By Amy Hawkins · The Guardian World
Booming exports have seen China’s trade surplus surpass $1trn, but the figures reveal the extent to which it is still reliant on foreign markets A boom in exports that has pushed China’s trade surplus past $1tn for the first time reveals the extent to which its economy is still overwhelmingly reliant on foreign markets – and the difficulty figures like Donald Trump will have in trying to rebalance global trade. Data released on Monday shows that in the first 11 months of this year, China’s trade surplus in goods was $1.076tn. The record trade surplus comes even as exports to the US have plummeted, a reflection of the bruising US-China trade war that, despite a recent cooling , has dampened the flow of goods between the world’s two largest economies. Continue reading...