U.S. Media Focus on Strong Growth in China's Digital Service Exports
Bloomberg reported that as Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent continue to expand their overseas operations, China's digital service exports saw a surge in 2025, showing a significant upward trend.
This growth trend is clearly reflected in macroeconomic data. According to data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China, the trade surplus in digital services, covering a wide range of businesses including telecommunications operations and cloud computing, more than doubled in 2025, reaching a record high of 33 billion US dollars.
Bloomberg's calculation based on balance of payments data shows that the trade surplus in telecommunications, computer, and information services, including artificial intelligence, increased by nearly 30% in 2025.
The sustained growth in surplus has solidified China's position in the global digital services landscape. According to the International Monetary Fund's classification of cross-border economic activities, software and data services have become one of China's competitive fields. China is currently the fourth largest provider of telecommunications, computer, and information services globally.
This status is driven by leading technology companies. Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance occupy the main share of China's digital service exports. These companies actively conduct international business in e-commerce, gaming, and social networking through e-commerce and social platforms such as Lazada and TikTok.
Alibaba and its competitors operate large-scale computing platforms, primarily serving the global operations of Chinese enterprises. Tencent's cloud infrastructure has covered locations such as Silicon Valley, Riyadh, and Singapore, providing technical support for applications such as video conferencing and gaming.
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