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China's 2017 trade surplus hits new high, but momentum likely to slow
Published Fri, Jan 12, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
CHINA'S trade surplus hit a record high last year with both exports and imports growing strongly on robust demand for Chinese products.
But analysts say the world's second-largest economy is unlikely to keep the momentum as trade tensions rise with its main economic partner, the US, and as tough anti-pollution measures are expected to hit the country's industrial production.
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