GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: During the first six months of this year, China surpassed the United S

Hello expert, please suggest,
I selected option C, but later i realized that it would be wrong because in passage, it is being mentioned "along with the increasingly high-tech orientation of Chines exports" as a fact.

and option 'c' is going against it, hence, it cant be our answr.
AM I RIGHT ?