🇨🇳📦 China starts 2026 with a bang — and the figures are staggering.
Chinese foreign trade reached 7.73 trillion yuan (approximately 1.12 trillion dollars) between January and February 2026, with a growth of 18.3% compared to the same period last year. CoinMarketCap Exports surged by +21.8% in dollars — well beyond the 7.1% expected by economists. 🤯
🏭 The engine?
Tech.
High-value-added electromechanical equipment increased by 24.3% in exports, reflecting the growing sophistication of Chinese manufacturing. CoinLaunch Integrated circuits, AI, clean energy — China no longer just sells cheap products. It sells the future.
🌍 And despite ongoing American tariffs, Beijing has managed to pivot: trade with ASEAN grew by 20.3% and with the European Union by 19.9%, while exchanges with the United States declined by 16.9%. Messari Diversification is working.
China's trade surplus for the first two months of the year reached 213.6 billion dollars RZLT — a historical record for the start of the year. 🏆