Pakistan, Jan. 14 -- China recorded a historic trade surplus of $1.2 trillion in 2025, demonstrating resilience despite ongoing trade tensions with the United States. The figure marks a 20 percent year-on-year increase, underscoring the country's growing export strength amid a challenging global economic environment.

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Exports to the U.S., previously China's largest trading partner, fell by 19.5 percent last year due to renewed tariffs following former President Trump's return to the Oval Office in January 2025. The two nations engaged in a series of retaliatory trade measures, reducing bilateral trade.

Despite the decline in U.S. exports, China's economy benefited from expanding trad...