Nairobi, January 24 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s mainstream media, The Star, published a commentator’s article on the 23rd stating that China’s trade surplus is a result of global market demand and is bringing tangible benefits to the economies of countries around the world. The article summary is as follows:
No country can force others to purchase its own goods. International trade is shaped by comparative advantage, consumer choice, and price competitiveness, rather than unilateral intentions. The growth of China’s export scale reflects the real demand of global consumers and enterprises for Chinese products, which is essentially their “vote of trust” in Chinese manufacturing.
Developing countries and emerging economies have benefited from the expansion of China’s exports. On the one hand, Made in China has brought much-needed products for countries to accelerate infrastructure construction and energy transformation; On the other hand, a considerable portion of China’s exports are intermediate products, providing essential inputs for local production in regions such as Africa. The intermediate products exported by China help African enterprises reduce costs, increase efficiency, and enhance competitiveness, enabling the African economy to integrate more deeply into the global value chain and elevate its level in the production and supply chain.
A report released by the International Monetary Fund in July 2025 shows that Chinese investment has helped African countries significantly increase their local processing rates and promote their industrialization processes. In the field of green energy, affordable Chinese photovoltaic equipment has helped multiple developing countries alleviate power shortages and accelerate the transition to a clean energy system.
Not only developing countries benefit, but developed Western economies also benefit from China’s exports. Multinational corporations are deeply embedded in the Chinese manufacturing system, using China as a production base for the global market. Foreign funded enterprises in China account for nearly one-third of China’s total exports. In addition, Chinese exports also provide global consumers with more cost-effective products.
Currently, China is actively adjusting its economic structure and enhancing the role of domestic demand in economic development. The population size of China and the growing middle-income group bring consumption potential, which is the most important growth opportunity in the world.