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Recently, China's foreign trade imports and exports have maintained a strong resilience despite the continuous slowdown of the global economy, weakening demand in European and American markets and other factors. Since this year, China's major coastal ports have added more than 100 foreign trade routes. In the first 10 months of this year, the number of China EU trains has exceeded 140000. From January to October this year, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 20.9% year on year, and its imports and exports to RCEP members increased by 8.4%. These are all manifestations of China's high-level opening up. According to expert analysis, from the countries that have published trade data, China's exports rank first in terms of their contribution to the world's total exports. How do you view the new changes and characteristics of Chinese ports and railways in the near future? Under multiple challenges, why does China's foreign trade stand out? What is the new trend of China's foreign trade? Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report:

Multi party group charter flights to sea to "seek business opportunities" and "grab orders"

According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, in the first 10 months of this year, China's total imports and exports, total exports and total imports all reached a new high in the same period of history. In the fourth quarter, "rushing for orders at sea" has become a new way for many enterprises to take the initiative to expand the international market. Recently, more than 20 foreign trade enterprises in Shenzhen have left the Hong Kong Airport from Shekou Wharf to charter flights to Europe, Southeast Asia and other places to find business opportunities.

A briefcase on the left hand and a suitcase on the right hand. Apart from a few simple clothes, the suitcase is full of new products and brochures. In front of the check-in counter at the terminal, the heads of foreign trade enterprises are full of expectations for this trip.

Luo Hongzhi, general manager of an enterprise in Shenzhen: After going to the exhibition, he also independently arranged customer visits, probably involving nearly 20 million euros in projects. Very confident to receive more overseas orders.

Chen Hongxi, the sales manager of an enterprise in Shenzhen: We also have about ten or twenty customers to negotiate there. We hope that through this opportunity, we can seize some new customers and embrace some new opportunities.

The first destination of more than 20 foreign trade enterprises chartered for the trip was the "International Hospital and Medical Equipment Exhibition" held in Dusseldorf, Germany. These enterprises were all the first to participate in the exhibition in the past three years. It was a common goal for everyone to grab orders and expand the market.

Wang Bin, Executive Vice President of Shenzhen Medical Device Industry Association: We have been waiting for a long time to start again. Through this exhibition, our industry can also seize business opportunities under the new situation and strive for a larger share of international orders.

Since this year, nearly 70 overseas exhibitions in Shenzhen have been included in the key support plan for overseas exhibitions, and many batches of chartered planes have been organized to sail, supporting enterprises to explore the international market through overseas exhibitions. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Open up new routes to help foreign trade grow steadily

The development of foreign trade cannot be separated from the support of shipping. Since this year, more than 100 new foreign trade routes have been added to major coastal ports in China. Major coastal ports have actively opened new foreign trade routes to improve the level of transport capacity. The increasingly dense foreign trade routes have also provided strong support for the steady growth of foreign trade.

In November, Xiamen Port ushered in the 19th and 20th new international container liner routes this year. Among them, the 19th new route, which is directly to Surabaya Port and Jakarta Port in Indonesia, only takes 9 days for the fastest voyage, and will effectively help the import and export of goods from Xiamen Port to Indonesia. The other new route covers Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brazil and other countries.

Wu Yiyan, Manager of Operation Department of Haitian Branch of Xiamen Container Terminal Group Co., Ltd.: More and more airlines choose to arrange Southeast Asia routes in Xiamen Port, which not only enhances the attractiveness of Xiamen Port to the surrounding economic hinterland, but also helps Xiamen Port become an international container transit hub between Southeast Asia and Japan, South Korea, the Far East and Europe and the United States.

At Qingdao Port, a port in Shandong Province, this new route of "Middle East - Far East" was officially opened. This direct route to Abu Dhabi Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates can radiate 13 major ports in the Middle East and Africa, providing international logistics channels to the Middle East market for foreign trade enterprises.

Zhang Jun, Deputy General Manager of Shandong Port Qingdao Port Qianwan Container Terminal Co., Ltd.: In addition to the three new routes we opened in November, we have opened 27 routes in the whole year, and most of the routes are serving RCEP member countries and countries along the "the Belt and Road", laying a good foundation for the development of domestic and foreign trade.

Since this year, China's major coastal ports have added more than 100 foreign trade routes, and the constantly enriched route layout has provided a solid guarantee for the stability of the industrial chain supply chain.

The number of China Europe trains has exceeded 140000 this year

Since this year, China's major coastal ports have actively opened up new foreign trade routes, while the export of railway transport has also enjoyed a strong momentum. According to the data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the cumulative number of China EU trains has exceeded 140000 this year; A total of 20000 sea rail intermodal trains have been operated in the new land sea channel in the west; The China Laos Railway has transported 8.51 million tons of goods in 10 months; Hainan Free Trade Port opened the first ocean container route in Africa. How to evaluate the new features of China's foreign trade in ports and railways this year?

Liang Ming, director of the Foreign Trade Research Institute of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the new routes in China's ports could ease the delivery difficulties of foreign trade enterprises. This year, the number of China Europe Express has reached a new high, which can supplement the maritime market and benefit the countries along the line.

The year-on-year growth rate of foreign trade import and export in the previous October was close to 10%

According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, on November 7, the General Administration of Customs released China's foreign trade import and export data for the first 10 months of this year. In the first 10 months of this year, China's total foreign trade import and export value was 34.62 trillion yuan, and China's import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 20.9% year on year.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, China's total import and export value was 34.62 trillion yuan, up 9.5% year on year. The export was 19.71 trillion yuan, up 13% year on year; Imports reached 14.91 trillion yuan, up 5.2% year on year.

Li Kuiwen, Director of the Department of Statistics and Analysis of the General Administration of Customs: Since this year, in the face of a complex and severe foreign trade development environment, China has effectively coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. The effects of a package of policies and follow-up measures to stabilize the economy have continued to release. Foreign trade has withstood the impact of multiple unexpected factors and maintained stable growth. In the first 10 months, the year-on-year growth rate of China's foreign trade import and export was close to 10%, and the scale, quality and efficiency were improved simultaneously.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months, China's foreign trade structure continued to optimize, with imports and exports of general trade of 22.09 trillion yuan, up 13.3% year on year. China's imports and exports to ASEAN, the EU, the United States and South Korea increased by 15.8%, 8.1%, 6.8% and 6.5% respectively year on year. ASEAN continues to be China's largest trading partner, accounting for 15.2% of China's total foreign trade.

Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 20.9% year on year, and its imports and exports to other 14 RCEP member countries increased by 8.4% year on year.

China has a complete industrial supporting system and strong foreign trade resilience

Under the epidemic this year, why does China's foreign cooperation stand out? What new trends do these data reveal in China's foreign cooperation?

Liang Ming, the director of the Institute of Foreign Trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, analyzed that the data of the first 10 months of this year reflected some new features of China's foreign trade. China's industrial supporting system is complete, and its foreign trade is resilient, and its economic and trade cooperation with emerging market countries is close, with rapid growth in scale. China's new competitive products in international competition have increased significantly, and Huacheng's import and export data observation report.