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According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, the Ministry of Commerce released data on the 29th, from January to November this year, the total import and export volume between China and other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was 11.8 trillion yuan, up 7.9% year on year, accounting for 30.7% of China's total foreign trade imports and exports.

At the regular online news conference held by the Ministry of Commerce on the same day, Shu Jueting, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, said that from January to November this year, China's exports to other members of RCEP reached 6.0 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.7% year on year, 5.8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of the national exports. It was observed that the import and export figures of Huacheng.

Shu Jueting said that since the RCEP came into effect on January 1, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, has comprehensively promoted the high-quality implementation of the agreement, guided and supported local governments, industries and enterprises to seize the opportunities of RCEP, effectively used various preferential policies such as the commitment to opening the RCEP market, and promoted the gradual release of the dividend of the agreement policy. China's trade with other RCEP members continued to grow rapidly. With the in-depth implementation of the agreement, its role in promoting intra regional trade and investment will continue to emerge. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Huacheng Import and Export Data Observer, Shu Jueting said that, in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to work with relevant departments to promote high-quality implementation of free trade agreements such as RCEP, guide local governments, industries and enterprises to make full use of the agreements, and constantly improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of free trade agreements. At the same time, we will take RCEP as a new starting point, negotiate and sign free trade agreements with more trading partners, and expand the global network of high standard free trade zones; Further improve the level of openness of goods trade, service trade and investment markets, actively participate in negotiations on new rules and issues such as digital economy and environmental protection, steadily expand the institutional openness of rules, regulations, management and standards, better serve to build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.