Tang Xianglong said on his live broadcast program that China has a trade surplus with most countries, but Japan is one of the few countries that still keeps China in a trade deficit.

Not even the other guests on the show or the people in the chat room corrected him.

It's unclear whether these people share his views or just don't want to correct him.

Since 2023, China's trade with Japan has turned from a deficit to a surplus, and in 2024, the surplus reached 33.13 billion U.S. dollars (accounting for 22% of Japan's total trade volume).

As of October 2025, Japan's trade deficit with China has lasted for 55 months.

Data from the General Administration of Customs in 2025 shows:

China has trade relations with 249 countries and regions around the world, of which it has a trade deficit with 53 countries and regions.

The remaining 196 countries and regions have a trade surplus with China.

Australia is China's largest trading deficit country, followed by Brazil, and then South Korea.

Except for South Korea, the third-ranked country, and Switzerland, the fourth-ranked country, both developed countries that achieve trade surpluses through product technology, most other countries obtain surpluses in China by exporting resources.

Russia, Peru, and Chile are examples of this.

To be honest, the hosts and guests on the island are really not very good. Although they call it a political program, it's more like an entertainment variety show... Who would make a political program look like an entertainment show?

The hosts and so-called experts on the island often use street-level data or hearsay data to support their arguments. Some experts just talk nonsense, saying whatever comes to mind without checking the facts.

The reason for this situation is due to the environment on the island.

They know what the public likes to hear and what they don't, so they only say what the public likes to hear. The more absurd and ridiculous, the better.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857017635889152/

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