China's trade ends 2025 with record trillion-dollar surplus despite Trump tariffs


— AFP

BEIJING: China on Wednesday 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 U.S. orders to other markets.

Beijing's resilience to renewed tariff tensions since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last January has emboldened Chinese firms to shift their ‌focus to Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America to offset U.S. duties.

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