# China’s willingness to buy from the world faces scrutiny after record trade surplus

https://mins.news/en/video/135625

- CNA, 2026-11-09 13:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVu_Srg7Nw

> China wants the world to continue buying its goods while demonstrating that it is purchasing more internationally. That balance is harder to present after its trade surplus reached a record US$1.2 trillion last year. CNA’s Tan Yew Guan reports from China’s flagship import expo in Shanghai.

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