China's foreign trade started steadily and its exports maintained growth

China's foreign trade started steadily and its exports maintained growth.

In the first two months of this year, China's foreign trade import and export totaled 6.18 trillion yuan, of which the export scale reached a record high in the same period, and the foreign trade achieved a stable start. According to customs statistics, in the first two months of this year, China's total import and export value of foreign trade was 6.18 trillion yuan, down 0.8% year on year; Exports reached 3.5 trillion yuan, up 0.9% year on year; Import was 2.68 trillion yuan, down 2.9% year on year. In terms of exports, China's exports to ASEAN, Japan and South Korea in the first two months were 570 billion yuan, 183.56 billion yuan and 165.22 billion yuan, up 17.9%, 6.7% and 10.2% year on year respectively. ASEAN continues to be China's largest trading partner, accounting for 15.4% of China's total foreign trade. In the first two months of this year, China's import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 2.12 trillion yuan, up 10.1% year on year. China's imports and exports to other RCEP member countries totaled 1.91 trillion yuan, up 3.1% year on year.