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China's surplus with US hits new record in November

China-US relations remain tense despite a trade war truce struck between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. [Photo: AFP]

China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $35.6 billion in November, official data showed Saturday, as exports across the Pacific remained strong despite a raft of US tariffs while imports shrank.

Relations between the world's top two economies continue to be tense despite a trade war truce struck between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart President Xi Jinping last week.

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