The Latest: China ’18 trade surplus with US at record $323B

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on China-U.S. trade and the tariffs battle between the two biggest economies (all times local):
11:55 a.m.
China’s politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States surged to a record $323.3 billion in 2018 as a tariff battle with Washington intensified.
Customs data released Monday show exports rose 11.3 percent to $478.4 billion despite President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs in a fight over Chinese technology ambitions. Imports of America