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China's September 2026 exports reached $447.18 billion, a 36.3% increase driven by AI hardware demand. This growth pushed the monthly trade surplus to $133.53 billion, with shipments to South Korea rising 39.1% and Taiwan climbing 37.3%. The cumulative surplus through nine months totaled $938.51 billion, suggesting an annual figure surpassing $1 trillion by year-end 2026.
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China Plays Critical Role in Global AI Supply Chain, Domestic AI Ecosystem

Nvidia China AI Chip Share Falls to 34%

Sources: Chinese tech companies bought 1M+ Nvidia gaming and workstation chips, mostly RTX 5090 and RTX Pro, for basic AI workloads amid an AI chip shortage (Financial Times)