China’s exports continued to grow robustly in June, extending the positive momentum seen in previous months and shrugging off geopolitical headwinds.The country’s exports rose by 27 per cent year on year to US$412.39 billion last month, according to Chinese customs data released on Tuesday, beating the 18.5 per cent growth forecast by economists in a poll from financial data provider Wind.Imports grew by 36 per cent last month to US$286.76 billion, higher than the Wind poll’s projections of 24.25 per cent growth, leading to a trade surplus of US$125.62 billion, up from US$105.43 billion in May.In the first half of the year, exports jumped 17.6 per cent while imports rose 26.6 per cent.“The fundamental reason for the growth in exports lies in the precise alignment between [products] made in China and diverse global demand,” said Wang Jun, vice-minister of the General Administration of Customs.Rising global demand for artificial intelligence-related products, as well as the stability of Chinese supply chains amid the war in Iran, have boosted exports, Wang noted.