Anyone dealing with absolute figures must always be careful. Reports are currently coming in from all over the country that China’s trade surplus has reached a record high of 1,000 billion dollars. Many media outlets consider this to be big news (here ), and French President Macron, during a visit to China, told the Chinese that their trade surplus was unsustainable and threatened them with European trade restrictions.
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