{"id":"n_ep5dntz53kaiiadim32a","seq":9589677,"kind":"article","title":"China’s trade surplus surges past $1T","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/11/11/business/foreign-business/chinas-trade-surplus-surges-past-1t/2466922","summary":"BEIJING — China’s trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech products and helped offset weak domestic demand, a dynamic likely to sharpen tensions with major trading partners. The figures highlight Beijing’s growing reliance on overseas demand to support an economy hobbled by subdued consumption and a protracted property slump. But while the global AI investment…","published":"2026-11-10T19:03:04Z","seen":"2026-11-10T20:29:19Z","lang":"en","country":"PH","source":{"id":"kite-manilatimes-net-fa67ee","name":"manilatimes.net","domain":"manilatimes.net"},"via":"kite-manilatimes-net-fa67ee","topics":["asia","business"],"authors":["Reuters"],"image":"https://manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2026/11/11/1301655.jpg","story":"st_z7ndalpwsxwp6pyigefq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.98,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.54,"political":0.64}