China News Service, Beijing, March 6 (Reporter Xia Bin and Li Xiaoyu) China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said on the 6th that China's foreign trade has seen many positive trends in the first two months of this year, and imports and exports are expected to continue the growth trend since October last year. .
Economic themed press conference of the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Huafeng
An economic-themed press conference was held on the day of the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress.
Wang Wentao admitted at the press conference that the foreign trade situation this year is still "very serious."
According to the forecast of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the growth rate of global trade in goods this year will be 3.3%, which is far lower than the historical average of 4.9% in previous years.
Geographical conflicts, global "super election years" and other spillover factors will also bring a lot of uncertainty.
But he also revealed that there were "many positive trends" in foreign trade in the first two months of this year. From January to February this year, China's imports and exports are expected to continue the growth trend since October last year.
Due to the high base in the same period last year, the year-on-year growth rate of foreign trade in March may fall back, but the overall trend is "upward."
Wang Wentao said that overall, the industrial foundation, factor endowments, and innovation capabilities that foreign trade development relies on are constantly increasing, export commodities are moving up the value chain, and import market opportunities are also expanding. We have the confidence and confidence to consolidate the basic foreign trade and foreign investment.
Talking about future policy arrangements for stabilizing foreign trade, Wang Wentao said that he will further strengthen financial service guarantees for foreign trade companies, especially small, medium and micro enterprises, promote the convenience of visa applications for business personnel, and support enterprises in trade promotion and supply and procurement docking.
In addition, we will deepen production and supply chain cooperation with willing global trading partners, build an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable industrial chain and supply chain, and accelerate the construction of a supply chain and ecosystem that adapts to the development of cross-border e-commerce.
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