Kenya’s China Trade Gap Shows Why Beijing’s New Market Access May Not Be Enough

Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province sees busy operations on 12 May, 2026. (Photo by IC photo / Imaginechina via AFP)

The war in the Persian Gulf and the slowing global economy are not having any visible impact on China’s status as the world’s most powerful trading power, according to new data released by the General Administration of Customs in Beijing.

Both import and export volumes in April broke new records, with China still on track to register a second consecutive year of a trillion-dollar annual trade surplus.

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