China's exports in 2024 rose to a record high, with its custom officials reporting that combined trade reached 43.85 trillion yuan (US$5.98 trillion) for the world's second-largest economy. It's a rare highlight for what's been a sluggish Chinese economy and comes amid looming potential tariffs from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. For more, TaiwanPlus spoke to Asia-Pacific chief economist Alicia Garcia-Herrero from Natixis.