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China's exports soar, trade surplus on track for a record
The surplus is heading for a record as exports accelerate, a shift with implications for global prices and tariffs; the boxes keep shipping regardless.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from Finally, Some Good News at 12:12 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The New York Times's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:12 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: China.
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- The New York TimesChina’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record
What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Times says China's exports grew last month at the fastest pace in almost any month since the global financial crisis ended.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the good news? It sounds like a trade story.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThink about what an export is, Kenji.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA whole country packed things in boxes and sent them to people it will never meet. I just find that tender.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTender.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd it's on track for a record trade surplus, which means more boxes than ever are leaving, and somewhere a kitchen drawer is about to get a new phone cable.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy phone charger came from there, and I never once felt thought of. Until right now, a little.
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