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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chan Ho-Him

IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion

China IMF Economy - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, saying the country of 1.4 billion people is too big to rely on exports for its growth.

China’s global exports have been rising while shipments to the United States have contracted after President Donald Trump hiked taxes on imports from China and many other countries. Earlier this week, Beijing reported its trade surplus for 2025 had already exceeded a record $1 trillion.

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