The fall in China’s trade surplus in the first quarter is evidence of economic strength within China, not of its vulnerability to a slowdown elsewhere. What’s more, today’s revisions to the official GDP data confirm our suspicions that the Chinese economy has been performing even better than previously thought. This bolsters the case for continued rapid appreciation of the renminbi this year and next.
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