Economics

China Bolsters Its Dominance of Global Trade

  • September was another bumper month for China’s trade data
  • Economists are asking if the rebound is as good as it gets
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China is cementing its status as the world’s dominant trading nation, confounding warnings that a once in a century pandemic combined with simmering tensions with the U.S. would derail that status.