Trade
China Had Record $540 Billion of Exports in Rush to Beat Tariffs
The US imposed a 10% levy on almost all imports from China on Feb. 4, and then hiked that to 20% earlier this week.
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China’s exports reached a record so far this year as higher US tariffs, and the threat of more to come, drove frontloading of shipments.