General

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of this year, China's trade with countries along the "the Belt and Road" maintained a rapid growth. According to customs data, imports and exports grew by 16% year-on-year, 10.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of the country.

A few days ago, at Shidao Port in Rongcheng, Shandong, 11 ultra large liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks were lifted onto the ship and shipped to Angola. These storage tanks each have a diameter of 8 meters, a length of 80 meters, and a weight of approximately 480 tons.

According to customs data, Xiao Shengchen, assistant general manager of Weihai Shidao Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.: This is the first time that our large-scale petrochemical pressure vessels have been exported to the African market. Our pressure vessel products have been exported to more than ten "the Belt and Road" countries such as Russia and Brunei. This year, the export volume has reached nearly 100 million yuan.

Customs data show that since the "the Belt and Road" initiative was put forward 10 years ago, the interconnection effect between China and countries along the Belt and Road has become increasingly prominent. We have constantly deepened cooperation in infrastructure projects, created a number of landmark projects, and strongly promoted China's exports to some countries along the Belt and Road in related fields.

Lv Daliang, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs: Since this year, China's trade with countries along the "the Belt and Road" has maintained a rapid growth. According to customs data, the growth rate of import and export in the first four months was 10.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate, accounting for 34.6%. With the promotion of connectivity with countries along the "the Belt and Road" and the improvement of economic and trade cooperation, people exchanges and goods circulation will be more convenient, and China's trade with countries along the "Belt and Road" will continue to be active.