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title: China posts biggest monthly trade surplus in at least 24 years, nearly $100B in June - Bloomberg
description: "China’s trade surplus soared to an all-time high in June, with a jump in exports overwhelming an unexpected decline in imports and raising the risk of greater trade tensions.\n\nExports rose to $308 billion, expanding for a third straight month to the highest level in almost two years, the customs administration said Friday. Imports fell to $209 billion, leaving a record trade surplus of $99 billion for the month.\n\nThe growing imbalance has spooked China’s trade partners, who have responded with more tariffs on Chinese imports including electric vehicles. This tension has worsened ties between the European Union and Beijing, which this week opened a tit-for-tat probe into the EU’s trade barriers in what could bring the economies closer to a trade war.\n\nThe surplus “reflects the economic condition in China, with weak domestic demand and strong production capacity relying on exports,” said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist of Pinpoint Asset Management. However, “the sustainability of strong exports is a major risk for China’s economy in the second half of the year. The economy in the US is weakening. Trade conflicts are getting worse.”\n\nSource: Bloomberg"
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# [China posts biggest monthly trade surplus in at least 24 years, nearly $100B in June - Bloomberg](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/breaking-the-odds-of-president-biden-winning-the-2024-democratic-nomination-are-down-by-24-in-2-hours-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1719-44278ee1)

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