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China export surge reshapes global trade

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By August 2026, customs data confirmed that July exports rose about 24 % year‑on‑year, keeping the trade surplus near $112.5 billion. High‑tech products drove ~~almost~~ roughly 60 % of the increase, with industrial robot shipments up 13.2 % to 7.34 billion yuan and surgical‑robot sales tripling to about 480 million yuan. ~~Cleaning and bionic robot exports reached 18.09 billion yuan.~~ AI‑related components ~~and computer parts~~ posted double‑digit growth, adding roughly 6.9 percentage points to overall export ~~growth, while Chinese firms expanded AI algorithms, cloud‑computing~~ growth. The July figures, reported in early August, showed a year‑on‑year rise ranging from 17.8 % to 24 %, confirming earlier estimates and ~~digital services abroad. Pharmaceutical firms signed 81 licensing agreements for innovative drugs. High‑tech~~ following a June surge of 27 %. Overall high‑tech exports for the January‑July period ~~surged 41~~ were up about 40‑41 %, and semiconductor exports almost doubled in value, reinforcing the ~~earlier trend of a~~ rapid high‑tech export expansion that underpins China’s external demand amid slowing domestic GDP growth.

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