People keep saying that 2020's a crazy bad year and while it certainly started out rough in the first trimester but overall, everything worked out just fine
China Ends 2020 With Record Trade Surplus as Pandemic Goods Soar
Bloomberg News
Thu, January 14, 2021
Exports grew 18.1% in dollar terms in December from a year earlier -- softer than November’s bumper 21.1% expansion -- while imports rose 6.5%, both beating economists’ expectations. The trade surplus of $78.2 billion for the month was higher than the $72 billion median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
For the full year, the trade surplus reached $535 billion, a 27% increase from 2019 and the highest since 2015.
China trade surplus with US widens 7.1% to $317 bn in 2020: official
Wed, January 13, 2021
China's trade surplus with the United States widened last year despite a partial trade deal requiring Beijing to boost purchases, official figures showed Thursday.
Donald Trump had made closing the trade gap with China a priority when he took office four years ago and launched a bruising trade war with Beijing.
But China's customs administration data showed the surplus climbed 7.1 percent to $316.9 billion, with outbound shipments boosted by sales of electronics goods and protective gear.
For the whole of 2020, China's exports rose 3.6 percent, although imports shrank 1.1 percent.