Key facts
- China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion, Nikkei Asia reported.
- Exports contracted moderately in October, the report said, without giving a figure.
- Nikkei Asia said domestic weakness has left external demand carrying more of the economy.
- Beijing is seeking to defuse tensions with major trading partners, the report said.
China's exports contracted moderately in October while the country's trade surplus topped $1 trillion, Nikkei Asia reported on November 10, 2026. The report gave no export or import figure and did not state the size of the contraction.
Nikkei Asia said domestic weakness has left external demand carrying more of the economy, and that Beijing is seeking to defuse tensions with major trading partners. It did not name those partners or describe the measures under discussion.
The report carried no comment from China's customs administration or commerce ministry on the October figures.