External demand continues to support Chinese economic growth, as the first-half trade surplus surged to a new high of $586bn.

China's trade surplus surged in June, which analysts have attributed to exporters rushing to ship products before U.S.

Shipments to the U.S. fell but marked a significant improvement from the sharp declines of May and April.

China ended the first half of the year with a record trade surplus of about $586 billion after exports to the US began to stabilize, as factories rode out the tariff rollercoaster that upended global ...