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China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

The production line at a car factory in Hangzhou, China, in October. Exports to the United States fell, but rose to much of the rest of the world.
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Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles

The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.

© Leonhard Simon/Reuters

The Cupra Tavascan, an electric vehicle made by Volkswagen in China, at the Munich auto show in 2023.
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