On September 18, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the 140th China Import and Export Fair and answer questions from reporters. Yang Tao, director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, explained that in the first eight months of this year, China's foreign trade continued its good development trend. The volume of imports and exports reached 34.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.6%. Among them, exports increased by 14.6%, imports increased 22%, and imports grew significantly faster than exports.

On September 18, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the 140th China Import and Export Fair and answer questions from reporters. Yang Tao, director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, explained that in the first eight months of this year, China's foreign trade continued its good development trend. The volume of imports and exports reached 34.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.6%. Among them, exports increased by 14.6%, imports increased 22%, and imports grew significantly faster than exports.