The latest data from the Ministry of Commerce show that in the first two months of this year, the scale and growth rate of my country’s import and export of goods trade were at relatively good levels in the same period in history, and it is expected that the first quarter will also achieve a good start as scheduled.
Exports of the “three new items” of electric vehicles, lithium batteries and photovoltaic products increased by 50.7%, becoming an important engine for foreign trade growth.
Currently, my country’s foreign trade products are accelerating to upgrade in the “new”, “green” and “smart” direction, and the proportion of exports of mechanical and electrical products has exceeded 60% for the first time.
High-end intelligence, green and low-carbon have become the new labels of China’s foreign trade.
The outstanding achievements in foreign trade have never come by chance, but are the inevitable result of my country’s industries actively upgrading to new, green and smart industries.
The old path of competing for scale and volume has long been abandoned. Today’s foreign trade competition focuses on technological content, green attributes and intelligence.
The “Three New Products” can gain a foothold in the international market not by low-price competition, but by solid high added value and hard-core innovation capabilities. This is the most solid foundation for China’s foreign trade transformation.
Enterprises continue to develop core technologies and optimize product supply, making high-end intelligence, green and low-carbon the distinctive labels of China’s foreign trade, and promoting the improvement of both quality and efficiency in foreign trade development.
The key to the stability of foreign trade depends on whether the momentum is strong.
Behind the 50.7% growth in exports of the “Three New Products” in the first two months is the joint efforts of more than 700,000 foreign trade companies to actively expand markets, seek innovation, and build brands.
Private enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and state-owned enterprises each show their strengths and work together, and emerging markets and traditional markets work in both directions. Imports and exports to countries co-building the “Belt and Road”, ASEAN, and the EU have all achieved rapid growth, allowing the foreign trade “circle of friends” to continue to expand, and making the growth platform more stable and resilient.
Enterprises proactively meet global demand, optimize their overseas strategies, and provide precise policy support to solve development problems, forming a good pattern of internal and external linkage and coordinated development.
The complex and severe external environment has never been a reason for the slowdown in foreign trade. Instead, it has been a driving force for upgrading.
Global trade has long since shifted from quantity competition to quality competition, with high-end intelligence, green and low-carbon becoming the core tracks.
The strong growth of the “Three New Things” not only boosted export data, but also pushed domestic industries to shed the burden of extensive development, making innovation and green a required course for enterprise development, and truly realizing the upgrading of foreign trade to drive industrial upgrading.
This transformation is not a passive adaptation, but an initiative to lead the global consumption trend, demonstrating the hard power and development wisdom of China’s manufacturing industry.
Stabilizing the fundamentals of foreign trade requires not only the efforts of enterprises, but also precise and effective policy support.
The Ministry of Commerce is closely following changes in the situation, focusing on the urgent needs and worries of market entities, and using practical and hard measures to stabilize exports, expand imports, and promote innovation.
With precise policy drip-feeding and proactive actions by enterprises, new business formats and new models continue to emerge. Traditional advantages and new drivers support each other, and together weave a resilient foreign trade development network.
Only by continuously optimizing the business environment, improving supporting services, and resolving difficulties for foreign trade companies can innovation vitality be fully unleashed and development momentum continuously released.
The “Three New Products” exports increased by 50.7%, which is a clear signal for the improvement of foreign trade.
By moving forward with innovation, winning with quality, and deeply cultivating innovation and green tracks, China’s foreign trade will surely gain more momentum and confidence, and make steady and long-term progress on the road to high-quality development.
