China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese products.

China has reported that its economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese exports

The GDP figures are China’s first since Trump unleashed his trade war, which threatens to drive a full decoupling between the world’s two largest economies at a time when Chinese households are already struggling to recover from a deep property slowdown.