China says 2026 trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion in October

Beijing China's trade surplus ballooned to more than $1 trillion in October, official data showed on Tuesday (November 10, 2026), reaching the milestone even earlier than last year's record-breaking sum. Exports from the world's second-largest economy have surged in recent months, driven in part by soaring global demand for artificial intelligence-related products including computer chips, data centre servers and networking equipment.

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The figures come ahead of another high-stakes meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S.