- China's massive export engine sputtered for the second year in a row in 2016, with shipments dropping in the face of persistently weak global demand.
- Exports fell 7.7% and imports declined 5.5%, resulting in an annual trade surplus of $510B, below the $594.5B trade surplus in 2015.
- It may also be a tough for trade this year, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing to brand Beijing a currency manipulator and threatening to slap high tariffs on Chinese goods.
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