AcontainervesseldocksataterminalforcargounloadingonMondayatLianyungangPortinJiangsuprovince.(GENGYUHE/FORCHINADAILY)
China'sbroadandbalancednetworkoftradingpartners,innovativeproductofferingsandresilientmanufacturerswillreinforcethecountry'sconfidenceandcapacitytonavigateglobaltradechallengesinthesecondhalfof2025,governmentofficialssaidonMonday.
SpeakingatanewsconferenceinBeijing,WangLingjun,vice-ministeroftheGeneralAdministrationofCustoms,saidthatinthefaceofrisingprotectionismandgrowinggeopoliticaluncertainty,thecountry'sincreasinglydiversifiedandstabletradestructurehasstrengtheneditsabilitytomitigateexternalrisksandmaintainthegrowthmomentumofitsforeigntrade.
"Fromtheperspectiveofexportmarkets,bothtraditionalandemergingeconomiessawgrowthinthefirsthalf,"Wangsaid,emphasizingthatcooperationshouldremainthedefiningthemeofChina-UnitedStatestradetiesandplayakeyroleinrestoringfairnessandopennesstotheglobaltradingsystem.
HesaidthatChina'stradewithover190countriesandregionsregisteredgrowthbetweenJanuaryandJune,with61tradingpartnerseachrecordingtradevolumesabove50billionyuan($6.97billion)—fivemorethaninthesameperiodlastyear.
China'sforeigntradegrew2.9percentyear-on-yearto21.79trillionyuaninthefirsthalfoftheyear,statisticsfromtheGACshowed.
Exportsincreased7.2percentyear-on-yearto13trillionyuanduringthisperiod,whileimportsdeclined2.7percentto8.79trillionyuan.
LyuDaliang,directoroftheadministration'sdepartmentofstatisticsandanalysis,saidthatChineseexportersarecapitalizingontheglobalenergytransitionbyexpandingtheirsupplyofcustomized,greenandhigh-valueproducts,andacceleratingeffortstotapintonewsectorsandemergingmarkets.
Forinstance,theyhavedevelopedsolar-poweredphonesforregionswithelectricityshortages,andintroduceddustproof,high-temperature-resistantenginesforareaswithdesertterrain,saidLyu.
ZhaoZhongxiu,presidentoftheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijing,saidthatChina'songoingshifttowarddigitalandgreenmanufacturingisreshapingitsindustriallandscape.
Henotedthatsurgingexportsofships,industrialrobotsandconstructionmachineryunderscorethecountry'sgrowingmanufacturingstrengthandglobalcompetitiveness.
Thatsentimentisinlinewiththelatestdata.China'sexportsofmechanicalandelectricalproducts,suchaselectricvehicles,windturbinesandlithiumbatteries,reached7.8trillionyuanduringthefirstsixmonths,anincreaseof9.5percentyear-on-year.Theseproductsaccountedfor60percentofthecountry'stotalexports,accordingtoGACdata.
NingboHuigeOutdoorProductsCo,agrillandkitchenappliancemanufacturerinNingbo,Zhejiangprovince,saidthatover60percentofitssalesin2024wererelatedtotheU.S.market.
"Inresponsetotariffpressures,wehaveacceleratedeffortstodiversifyourexportmarketsinrecentyears,expandingintoEurope,AustraliaandtheMiddleEast,andestablishingasubsidiaryinGermany,"saidMaoBibo,vice-presidentofthecompany.
AccordingtodatafromNingboCustoms,theChinesecompany'sexportsreached275millionyuaninthefirsthalfofthisyear,rising17percentyear-on-year.
AsChineseexportersincreasinglyturntodiversifiedmarketsamidshiftingglobaldynamics,China'stradewitheconomiesparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiativerose4.7percentonayearlybasistoreach11.29trillionyuanfromJanuarytoJune,accountingfor51.8percentofitstotalforeigntrade,accordingtotheGAC.