China February trade surplus hits record $60.6 bn

China's monthly trade surplus hit $60.6 billion in February, the government said Sunday, a new record for the world's second-largest economy. The country's trade surplus, long a source of tensions with its trading partners, rose above a previous all-time monthly high of $60.0 billion recorded in January. China is a key driver of global growth but its economy grew 7.4 percent in 2014, its weakest for almost a quarter of a century, and recent indicators show signs the slowdown is co