China says its exports to the US have plummeted ahead of trade talks

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China says its exports to the US have plummeted ahead of trade talks  China's total exports rose less-than-expected year-on-year, while exports to the US dropped sharply.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/09/china-says-us-exports-have-plummeted-ahead-of-trade-talks-in-london  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00China's exports to the United States fell 34.5 percent in May from a year earlier,

00:07new customs data show, hours ahead of another round of trade talks between the two countries

00:12in London. China's total exports rose 4.8 percent last month, a slightly slower year-on-year increase.

00:21Exports to Southeast Asia and Europe remained robust, growing 14.8 percent and 12 percent.

00:26Exports will likely rebound somewhat in June thanks to a 90-day suspension of most of the

00:33tariffs China and the U.S. imposed on each other in their escalating trade war. At the same time,

00:38China's own domestic markets are suffering, with consumer prices falling 0.1 percent in May amid

00:44sluggish demand. The next round of negotiations follows a phone call between U.S. President

00:50Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but it's unclear if that exchange will lead to any

00:55significant progress during the talks this week.

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