China’s 2019 exports edged up as total trade with US fell

Trade with the U.S. declined almost 11% in the year in yuan terms. The European Union continued to be China’s largest trading partner, and the US fell to third place behind Asean.

BEIJING: China’s total exports expanded in 2019 while trade with the US dropped as the trade war hit relations between the two biggest economies.

Exports increased 0.5% in 2019 from a year earlier, while imports declined 2.8% in dollar terms, the customs administration said Tuesday. That left the trade surplus at US$421.5bil for the year.