Huang Yiping Says 3.7% China Surplus Reflects Global Adjustment Failures, Not Just Overcapacity
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 23
Huang Yiping Says 3.7% China Surplus Reflects Global Adjustment Failures, Not Just Overcapacity
1 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 23
Summary
Huang Yiping said mounting trade imbalances stem from other economies’ difficulty adjusting their economic structures, pushing back on U.S.-linked claims that China’s industrial overcapacity is the main cause.
About 3.7% of GDP—China’s recent current-account surplus—marks a sharp drop from nearly 10% in 2007, which Huang cited as evidence that Beijing has already reduced external imbalances.
China’s green manufacturing capacity can still support the global energy transition despite overcapacity fears, he said, framing the issue as a shared adaptation challenge rather than a China-only problem.
Huang still acknowledged Beijing needs stronger measures to lift household consumption, which remains well below global averages, as China seeks to ease tensions with trading partners.