Exports increase 44.5% in February

Fastest growth pace in 3 years amid growing trade tensions

China's exports jumped 44.5 percent year-on-year to $171.62 billion in February, the fastest pace in three years, official data showed on Thursday.

The European Union, the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were China's top three trading partners in the first two months of the year, with China's shipments to the EU rising 17.2 percent year-on-year and those to the US by 15.8 percent, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.