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China September Exports Beat Forecasts as Trade Tensions Escalate

China’s export performance surpassed analyst forecasts in September while imports recorded their strongest growth since April 2024. The economic data emerges against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, with both sides implementing new restrictions and tariff threats.

China’s September export performance has surpassed expectations while imports grew at their fastest pace since April 2024, according to official data released amid escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The stronger-than-anticipated trade figures arrive as both economic powers exchange new tariff threats and implement fresh restrictions that threaten to undermine progress made during earlier bilateral negotiations.

Escalating Trade Restrictions Between Economic Powers