China's exports have dropped into their biggest decline in a decade.
Exports in December were down 2.8% from the same time last year, a bigger decline than November's 2.2% drop, the China Daily said.
The numbers provided fresh evidence of a serious trade slump that has caused a wave of factory closures and staff layoffs, analysts said.
The communist leadership has expressed fears of social unrest as economic problems worsen.
The BBC's correspondent in Shanghai, Chris Hogg, said that China's economy relies on domestic demand for its goods and services more than any other country in Asia.
Only around 30% of the economic activity here is dependent on exports, suggesting that problems in the export sector are affecting less than a third of the economy.
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