With exports climbing, China's trade surplus is on track to overtake the record $1.2tn seen last year. While exports have helped offset weak spending at home, global trade tensions and uncertainty over artificial intelligence investments are clouding its outlook.
China's economic growth picked up in the three months to the end of September, rebounding from a three-year low as the artificial intelligence boom helped boost exports.
The world's second largest economy grew by 4.5% in the third quarter, up from the previous period but below the 5% expansion recorded from January to March, according to official Chinese data.
China's economy has been struggling to shake off a long-running property slump, after years of overbuilding and excessive borrowing by private developers. Trade uncertainties and geopolitical issues have also made Chinese consumers more pessimistic and unwilling to spend.