China’s great trade mystery continues to deepen
Beijing’s data discrepancies could hide the real balance of payments surplus of around ‘US$700 billion’
Exports
China’s economy is facing an array of challenges
Major manufacturers see a surge in raw material costs and a strengthening yuan
Buoyant China wins the trade battle amid the coronavirus chaos
Last year the surplus was an eye-watering $535 billion as Beijing cashes in on the world-wide pandemic
Flashing lights cast a shadow over China’s data dump
Mixed signals as the economy appears to gather pace after being buffeted by the Covid-19 crisis
China export boost might be short-lived as US tensions rise
Upbeat numbers amid the Covid-19 pandemic fail to hide a drop in imports and ballooning surplus with America