AI exports lift China's growth despite weak spending
China’s economic growth picked up as an artificial-intelligence boom supported exports, BBC Tech reported. Overseas demand helped offset weak domestic spending, although the RSS report said trade tensions and questions about the durability of AI demand continued to cloud the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy.
Why it matters
The figures show how technology exports are cushioning China’s domestic slowdown while increasing exposure to trade risks.
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Part of the October 19, 2026 brief.