Relevant officials from the General Administration of Customs introduced China's foreign trade operations since this year and answered questions from reporters. At the same time, foreign trade data for the first half of the year was released. China's imports and exports of goods trade increased 16.9% year-on-year, and foreign trade maintained a good operating trend. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, China's goods trade imports and exports amounted to 25.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.9% over the previous year. Among them, exports amounted to 14.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.4%, and imports amounted to 10.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.1%. Among them, imports and exports in June amounted to 4.78 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.2% over the previous year, and continued to grow for 17 consecutive months. In terms of exports, the product structure was further optimized. In the first half of the year, China exported 9.36 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 20.1%, accounting for 63.5% of the total export value, an increase of 3.5 percentage points over the same period last year. Exports of high-tech products amounted to 3.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 39%. In terms of imports, in the first half of the year, China's import growth rate was 8.7 percentage points higher than exports, promoting balanced development of imports and exports. Among them, commodities such as energy, mechanical and electrical products, and agricultural products increased by 3.4%, 28%, and 8.6%, respectively. Looking at trading partners, China's diversified market continued to consolidate. In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to the “Belt and Road” countries were 12.97 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.8%, accounting for 50.9% of the total value of foreign trade. Imports and exports to neighboring countries amounted to 9.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.6%. Growth was 16.2% and 19.6% for Latin America and Africa, respectively, and 10.2% for the European Union. In terms of business entities, China's various business entities are growing well. Private enterprises imported and exported 14.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 17%, accounting for 57% of the total value of foreign trade. Foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned enterprises increased their imports and exports by 17.1% and 16.8% respectively. Overall, in the first half of this year, China achieved remarkable results in stabilizing the scale and excellent structure of foreign trade.

Relevant officials from the General Administration of Customs introduced China's foreign trade operations since this year and answered questions from reporters. At the same time, foreign trade data for the first half of the year was released. China's imports and exports of goods trade increased 16.9% year-on-year, and foreign trade maintained a good operating trend. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, China's goods trade imports and exports amounted to 25.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.9% over the previous year. Among them, exports amounted to 14.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.4%, and imports amounted to 10.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.1%. Among them, imports and exports in June amounted to 4.78 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.2% over the previous year, and continued to grow for 17 consecutive months. In terms of exports, the product structure was further optimized. In the first half of the year, China exported 9.36 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 20.1%, accounting for 63.5% of the total export value, an increase of 3.5 percentage points over the same period last year. Exports of high-tech products amounted to 3.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 39%. In terms of imports, in the first half of the year, China's import growth rate was 8.7 percentage points higher than exports, promoting balanced development of imports and exports. Among them, commodities such as energy, mechanical and electrical products, and agricultural products increased by 3.4%, 28%, and 8.6%, respectively. Looking at trading partners, China's diversified market continued to consolidate. In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to the “Belt and Road” countries were 12.97 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.8%, accounting for 50.9% of the total value of foreign trade. Imports and exports to neighboring countries amounted to 9.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.6%. Growth was 16.2% and 19.6% for Latin America and Africa, respectively, and 10.2% for the European Union. In terms of business entities, China's various business entities are growing well. Private enterprises imported and exported 14.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 17%, accounting for 57% of the total value of foreign trade. Foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned enterprises increased their imports and exports by 17.1% and 16.8% respectively. Overall, in the first half of this year, China achieved remarkable results in stabilizing the scale and excellent structure of foreign trade.