China’s economy has shown a robust growth capacity, expanding at a vigorous 5.2% in the last quarter, despite the shadows cast by ongoing trade tensions with the United States. The government’s data reflects a mixed bag of successes and challenges as the country navigates through the complexities of international trade.

China accounted for 5.89% of all U.S. trade in May, its lowest percentage in decades. Trump’s tariffs or trade trickery? It’s hard to dispute it’s a remarkable shift.

A surge of exports from Chinese manufacturers supported the growth, as customers and producers alike took advantage of the U.S.-China trade war ceasefire.