In the first half of the year, China's trade surplus expanded by 41.6%

"The international market is changing, and our freight volume is decreasing." On June 10, five vehicles of Shenzhen Xinlonghua International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. loaded with 30 tons of export goods from cross-border e-commerce platforms arrived at the Customs Control Zone of Shenzhen International Express Operating Center. A few minutes later, the Shenzhen Customs gave the release instructions.

"Now almost all trips are full." On July 12, a train of Qilu, full of mechanical equipment and automotive parts, started from Qingdao Port whistling and will arrive in Kazakhstan in more than ten days. Du Chaopeng of Qingdao Multimodal Transport Customs Supervision Center said that in the first half of the year, the center issued 161 Eurasian classes, an increase of 78.9% over the previous year.

In midsummer, China's major foreign trade ports are also steaming hot. Departments in all regions actively adjust the structure of foreign trade, open up new markets and improve economic efficiency in accordance with a series of arrangements of the central government for stabilizing foreign trade. China's foreign trade exports are generally stable, steady and progressive.

"We should accelerate the transition from a big trading country to a powerful trading country, consolidate the traditional advantages of foreign trade, cultivate new competitive advantages, expand the space for foreign trade development and actively expand imports." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition points out the direction for promoting the high-quality development of foreign trade.

As the world's second largest economy and the largest exporter of goods trade, how is China's foreign trade situation? What is the impact of changes in the external environment on foreign trade? Can foreign trade achieve stable growth? The reporter went to the front line of foreign trade for an interview.

China's foreign trade is stable in scale, excellent in quality and full in vitality, and its endogenous motive force is constantly increasing

The total value of import and export of goods trade is 14.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9% over the same period of last year; the export is 7.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.1% over the same period of last year; the trade surplus is 1.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 41.6%. In the first half of this year, China's foreign trade achievements are remark

< p> "The analysis of foreign trade data in the first half of this year shows that China's foreign trade is stable in scale, excellent in quality and full of vitality, and the development of high-quality foreign trade is progressing in an orderly manner." Li Kuiwen, spokesman for the General Administration of Customs, said.< p> - Looking at the scale, trade in goods has been steadily importing and export growth has kept ahead in the world's major economies. Foreign trade is unstable and the figures are the most objective. From 2016 to 2018, the total value of China's import and export of goods trade in the first half of that year was 11.13 trillion yuan, 13.14 trillion yuan and 14.12 trillion yuan respectively, of which exports were 6.4 trillion yuan, 7.21 trillion yuan and 7.51 trillion yuan, respectively. In the first half of this year, China achieved a total import and export value of 14.67 trillion yuan and an export value of 7.95 trillion yuan. The steady and progressive development of foreign trade is clear at a glance.

Horizontally, the World Trade Organization recently released its latest Global Trade Data and Prospects report, which dramatically lowered its forecast of Global trade growth this year to 2.6% from the previous 3.7%. In terms of foreign trade performance, in the first quarter of this year, the total import and export volume of German goods trade fell by 4.4%, Japan by 4.7%, and Korea by 7.7%. In the global pattern of foreign trade, China's foreign trade record is dazzling and brilliant.

-Looking at the quality, the foreign trade structure continues to optimize, and the export of high-tech products has become a bright spot. According to customs statistics, China's general trade imports and exports in the first half of the year were 8.78 trillion yuan, up 5.5% from the same period last year, accounting for 59.9% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 0.9 percentage points over the same period last year. "Compared with processing trade, the domestic industrial chain of general trade is long and its added value is high. The increase in the proportion of general trade exports means that China's ability to develop its own foreign trade will be further enhanced. Li Quiwen said.

In terms of commodity categories, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products in the first half of the year amounted to 4.63 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.3% over the previous year, accounting for 58.2% of the total value of China's foreign trade exports. In the fields of automobiles, machinery and equipment, electrical appliances and electronic products, the international competitiveness of China's export products has increased significantly.

Five years ago, the average unit price of small buses exported from China was 8,000 US dollars, and now it has exceeded 12,000 US dollars. From the initial export to Asia, Africa, Latin America and other emerging markets, and now to Europe and the United States, Chinese auto companies have moved to high-end overseas markets.

-Looking at the vitality, the main body of foreign trade market continues to increase and the endogenous power continues to release. Customs data show that 336,000 private enterprises with import and export performance in the first half of the year, an increase of 8.5% over the same period last year. Private enterprises import and export 6.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 11%, accounting for 41.7% of the total value of our foreign trade, an increase of 2.7 percentage points over the same period last year, surpassing foreign-funded enterprises and becoming the first major body of our foreign trade.

"The main body of the market is an important support for the development of foreign trade." Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher of China International Economic Exchange Center, said that with the rapid growth of foreign trade of private enterprises, the vitality of market players will be further enhanced, and the endogenous driving force for foreign trade development will be stronger.

Facing the change of external environment, China's foreign trade is stable

At present, the global economic and trade environment is changing, international trade protectionism and unilateralism are rising, global economic and trade risks and uncertainties are increasing, and some people are more worried about China's foreign trade prospects... In the face of external risks, China's foreign trade has the basis of stable growth. Zhao Zhongxiu, president and professor of Shandong University of Finance and Economics, believes that, on the whole, China's foreign trade enterprises'production system and capacity are resilient, productive efficiency is high, and adaptability to meet the world market demand is strong; at the same time, the export market diversification strategy continues to advance, and the enterprise's risk resistance ability has been significantly improved.

< p> - From the perspective of market stickiness, many of China's export products occupy a dominant position in the international market, and it is difficult to be replaced by other domestic products in a short time. We are resilient to external risks. p>Production in China