CCTV News: On the afternoon of April 9, the Ministry of Commerce held a special press conference. Relevant person in charge said that since the beginning of this year, China's foreign trade development has increased significantly, but the vast number of foreign trade enterprises are brave enough to innovate, and various facilitation policies and measures have continued to be implemented to show results. China's foreign trade resilience has not diminished, and imports and exports have achieved a smooth start.
A relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, the world economy is facing great uncertainty, especially in the trade field, where the stability of the production and supply chain is threatened. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development believes that the broader "trade war" has led to an increase in trade barriers, and accordingly it lowers the global economic growth rate in 2025 by 0.2 percentage points to 3.1%. At the same time, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development fully affirmed the effect of China's economic policies and raised China's economic growth rate by 0.1 percentage point. This "one rises and one falls" reflects the international community's optimism about China's economy and its confidence in China's development prospects is increasing.
Xiao Lu, Deputy Director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce: We can see that China's super-large-scale market potential is constantly being released, and policies to stabilize the economy and foreign trade continue to work. The fundamentals of stable and improving and long-term improvement have not changed. China's foreign trade also has the confidence and confidence to face various risks and challenges.
In 2024, China's import and export of goods exceeded two trillion levels in a row, reaching 43 trillion yuan. The international export market share has been steadily improving, and is expected to reach about 14.7%. There are nearly 700,000 enterprises with import and export performance, of which more than 80% are private enterprises.
At the same time, "innovation" has become a distinctive background for China's foreign trade. Through the continuous transformation and upgrading of intelligence, digitalization and greenness, the innovation of China's products has been favored by global consumers. The potential of China's new business model is still being released. "One mouse, buy and sell the world", cross-border e-commerce has created a more convenient shopping experience for global consumers, and also supported it to achieve double-digit growth for several consecutive years.
In addition, China has unswervingly expanded its high-level opening up to the outside world, and its door to opening up will only open wider and wider. It has become the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions, and has signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions, accounting for more than 50% of the import and export ratios to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" for the first time.
Deputy Director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce Xiao Lu: China will also adhere to the practice of true multilateralism, firmly maintain the global trade order, work hand in hand with more trading partners to achieve win-win results, and inject more stable power into global trade growth.
