China June trade remains strong

Beijing

CHINA trade exceeded expectations in June led by strong demand for Chinese goods overseas and pointing to stable growth conditions into the second half of the year.

However, trade tensions between China and the US may impact future trade growth, analysts say ahead of a key bilateral meeting next week between the two partners.

Chinese exports grew 11.3 per cent last month in dollar terms, to US$196.59 billion, due to a pick-up of activity in the US and in the eurozone, while imports sur…