China defies Donald Trump’s tariffs with strong first-quarter growth

$102B trade surplus in March. $279B in first quarter. 1/4 of exports to US. Less than each of ASEAN and EU.

42% growth in solar over last march. Many other key sectors high growth too. https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202504/10/content_WS67f7315cc6d0868f4e8f192b.html