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A photo showing a view of the Yangshan Deep Water Port near Shanghai, China on Sunday, 11 February 2007. China reported that its trade surplus in February surged ninefold from the same period a year earlier to $23.76 billion -- one of the highest monthly totals ever -- as top Chinese government officials reaffirmed promises to take measures to try to halt the widening gap. EPA/QILAI SHEN