China's exports rose 5.6 per cent year-on-year in October, the government said on Friday, boosting optimism ahead of a weekend policy meeting to reform the world's second-largest economy. October exports were valued at 1.14 trillion yuan (185.4 billion dollars), while imports totalled 0.95 trillion yuan, up 7.6 per cent year-on-year, according to customs data. The rebound in exports followed a surprise fall of 0.3 per cent in September. China's exports for the first 10 months of the year rose 7.8 per cent and imports climbed by 7.3 per cent, dpa quoted the government as saying.