China’s annual trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for the first time despite a plunge in shipments to the US. Exports rose 5.9% from a year earlier and outpaced a 1.9% gain in imports, according to data published by China’s General Administration of Customs. Meanwhile, the Communist Party’s decision-making Politburo made strengthening domestic demand its top economic priority for 2026, hinting at a measured approach to stimulus. Bloomberg’s James Mayger reports.