China exported 179.44 billion integrated circuits worth $177.28 billion in the first six months of 2026, an increase of more than 96% year on year by value, according to data released by the country's General Administration of Customs and reported by the South China Morning Post. The figures are Beijing's own customs numbers, presented at a state press briefing as part of a broader account of China's trade performance, and they made semiconductors one of the main contributors to the country's double-digit export growth over the period.
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