BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s global trade volume rose last year but its surplus fell again as its imports outpaced its exports, official data released Monday showed amid a bruising trade war with the United States. Total trade reached $4.62 trillion, a 12.6 percent rise from 2017, according to customs data. But the trade surplus for the world’s second largest economy fell 16.2 percent to $351.76 billion, as imports rose 15.8 percent while exports gained […]