Chinese export hike reported as tariff talks with US set to start

China reported that its exports rose more than expected in April as it prepares for weekend talks over tariffs with the United States.

Outbound shipments from the world’s second-largest economy registered a year-on-year rise of 8.1 percent last month, according to government data published on Friday. The result was substantially higher than the 2 percent predicted by economists amid the trade war with the US started by President Donald Trump.

The rise in overall exports in April came despite a 21 percent drop in sales to the US, after Trump announced a general tariff of 145 percent on Chinese goods.

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