Shandong promotes high-standard opening-up
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong promotes high-standard opening-up

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Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to promote high-standard opening-up, implement a new development philosophy and serve and integrate itself into the new development paradigm. More than 50 passenger and cargo ships travel between Shandong and South Korea every week, forming a "maritime expressway" with "shipping price and air freight speed". In 2021, Shandong's trade with South Korea totaled 269.55 billion yuan, and its trade with Japan reached 182.15 billion yuan. With the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership this year, Shandong's trade with Japan and South Korea is expected to maintain a steady trend of making progress, and benefit from tariff concessions and trade facilitation under the RCEP framework. The province's import volume exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the first time, and its trade volume with the top six global markets grew by double digits, creating new breakthroughs in international economic and trade cooperation.

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Shandong promotes economic growth through openness
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shandong promotes economic growth through openness

China Daily  

Shandong province, a coastal province in eastern China, has been actively promoting high-level opening up to drive economic growth and reform. To achieve this goal, Shandong has focused on building a comprehensive network of open platforms, including free trade zones and bonded zones. For instance, the Weifang Free Trade Zone has achieved remarkable results in cross-border e-commerce, accounting for 57.44 …

Shandong's foreign trade maintains steady growth in the first half of 2024
5 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade maintains steady growth in the first half of 2024

China Daily  

Shandong province's foreign trade reached 1.62 trillion yuan in the first half of 2024, a 4.3 percent year-on-year increase. Qingdao maintained its leading position, with foreign trade reaching 437.83 billion yuan, accounting for 27 percent of the province's total. Specifically, Shandong's foreign trade with ASEAN reached 338.3 billion yuan, up 14.2 percent, while trade with the EU stood at 149.7 …

Fujian shipping route gets goods to Taiwan faster
7 months ago

Fujian shipping route gets goods to Taiwan faster

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A cargo ship loaded with various daily necessities departed from a port in Quanzhou, Fujian province, and headed to Kinmen in Taiwan, an example of how Taiwan residents are now able to receive goods purchased from the Chinese mainland via e-commerce platforms more quickly. The ship departed from Weitou Port last Thursday, carrying goods valued at 3.33 million yuan and …

Opening up of Shandong
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opening up of Shandong

China Daily  

In ancient China, Shandong served as a major supplier for export trade, a pivotal gateway of northern China for external exchanges, and an important transportation hub of the "Land Silk Road" and "Maritime Silk Road", thus playing a vital role in the originating and developing of the Silk Road. As the bridgehead of the new Eurasian Land Bridge basically overlapping …

Tianjin Port introduces a new maritime route to South America
1 year ago

Tianjin Port introduces a new maritime route to South America

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On Dec 21, Tianjin Port inaugurated a new route to South America, bound for countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and others. This route will further expand Tianjin Port's connectivity on the sea and enhance the international shipping hub function in the northern region. The newly launched Tianjin to South America West route, operating with a fleet of 10 vessels …

Shandong companies seek business opportunities in Central Asia
1 year, 3 months ago

Shandong companies seek business opportunities in Central Asia

China Daily  

File photo of a China-Europe freight train. Since October 2018, the "Qilu" China-Europe freight train service has fully leveraged Shandong's advantages as a dual land and sea hub for the Belt and Road Initiative, and actively promoted the exports of advantageous industries and deepened economic and trade cooperation between Shandong and Central Asian countries. As of Aug 28, a total …

Shandong boosts collaboration with Central Asia under BRI
1 year, 3 months ago

Shandong boosts collaboration with Central Asia under BRI

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A China-Europe freight train carrying 1,040 metric tons of barley departs the first overseas assembly center in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sept 3. Data shows that in the first four months of this year, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ranked as Shandong's top two trading partners among the five Central Asian countries, accounting for 58.6 percent and 29 percent of Shandong's total imports …

Shandong optimizes ways of drawing, deploying foreign investment
1 year, 4 months ago

Shandong optimizes ways of drawing, deploying foreign investment

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Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province in March. Since the beginning of this year, in the face of a challenging and complicated international investment environment, Shandong has launched a slew of supportive policies to further incentivize foreign companies to expand their operations in the province, local officials said this week. Efforts have been made to promote Shandong's …

Shandong sees trade with BRICS countries rise
1 year, 4 months ago

Shandong sees trade with BRICS countries rise

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Uploaded containers are seen at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Jan 9, 2023. According to statistics provided by Qingdao Customs, since the official launch of the BRICS cooperation mechanism in 2009, Shandong's trade volume with the other four members - Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa - has grown at an average annual rate of 13.1 percent. In the …

Shandong sees trade with BRICS countries rise
1 year, 4 months ago

Shandong sees trade with BRICS countries rise

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Uploaded containers are seen at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Jan 9, 2023. According to statistics provided by Qingdao Customs, since the official launch of the BRICS cooperation mechanism in 2009, Shandong's trade volume with the other four members - Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa - has grown at an average annual rate of 13.1 percent. In the …

Shandong registers record high foreign trade in H1
1 year, 5 months ago

Shandong registers record high foreign trade in H1

China Daily  

Qingdao Port, Shandong province. The foreign trade of East China's Shandong province rose 1.8 percent year-on-year to 1.56 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, the best performance in its history, according to official data released by the local customs authorities on July 18. During the Jan-June period, the imports and exports volume of Shandong's private enterprises hit …

Shandong expands ties with Central Asian countries under BRI
1 year, 6 months ago

Shandong expands ties with Central Asian countries under BRI

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The China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area. As a gateway to the Asian and European continents, Shandong has leveraged its geographic advantages and convenient transport in both land and sea, integrated into the Belt and Road Initiative, and accelerated the construction of the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area to boost cooperation with five …

China-Europe freight train services expand Shandong's foreign trade
1 year, 7 months ago

China-Europe freight train services expand Shandong's foreign trade

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The Qilu China-Europe freight train service boosts foreign trade in Shandong. Shandong province has been working to strengthen the construction of transportation hubs for China-Europe freight train services to boost trade and cooperation with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. There are currently 53 Qilu China-Europe freight train routes that connect Shandong with 56 cities in …

Zhejiang sees robust foreign trade in Jan-April
1 year, 7 months ago

Zhejiang sees robust foreign trade in Jan-April

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MSC Irina, the world's largest container vessel, docks at Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang province on April 2. HANGZHOU -- The foreign trade of East China's Zhejiang province rose 8.3 percent year-on-year to 1.56 trillion yuan in the first four months of this year, according to Hangzhou Customs. Of the total, exports exceeded one trillion yuan, up 9.8 percent year-on-year, …

Shandong works to stabilize, optimize foreign trade
1 year, 8 months ago

Shandong works to stabilize, optimize foreign trade

China Daily  

Container ships dock at Qingdao Port, Shandong province. In the first quarter of this year, 251 local enterprises were organized to participate in three exhibitions hosted by Shandong in Japan and Singapore, including the Shandong Agricultural Products Tokyo Exhibition, the Shandong Export Commodities Osaka Exhibition, as well as the Shandong Mechanical and Electrical Products Singapore Exhibition, with the intended transaction …

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb
1 year, 8 months ago

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb

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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb A containership is berthed at Tianjin Port's IoT-supported terminal. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 6 percent year-on-year to 783.15 billion yuan in the first two months of 2023, said customs of Shijiazhuang, capital city of North China's Hebei province. The region's exports amounted to 209.37 billion yuan, …

Shandong enterprises' foreign trade showing promising growth
1 year, 9 months ago

Shandong enterprises' foreign trade showing promising growth

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Engineering machinery is loaded at Yantai Port, Shandong province, for export to Indonesia. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY On the white cardboard production line of Shandong Sun Paper Group in Jining, employees are busy working on 7,000 metric tons of high-grade card packaging paper for an urgent order. In recent years, the company has been taking advantage of foreign trade policies …

Shandong stabilizes foreign trade, investment
1 year, 10 months ago

Shandong stabilizes foreign trade, investment

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Containers at a port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Jan 22, 2023. East China's Shandong province plans to ramp up efforts to stabilize foreign trade and investment and expand opening-up this year, according to officials from the Department of Commerce of Shandong. Official data showed that in 2022, the total value of Shandong's foreign trade reached a record …

Shandong strives to build world-class ports
1 year, 11 months ago

Shandong strives to build world-class ports

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Zhou Naixiang, governor of Shandong, delivers government work report during the first session of the 14th Shandong Province People's Congress in Jinan, the provincial capital, on Jan 13. East China's Shandong province will speed up construction of world-class sea ports, a well-established modern maritime industry system, and a green and sustainable marine ecological environment in an effort to become a …

Shandong foreign trade surges 13.5% in Jan-Nov
2 years ago

Shandong foreign trade surges 13.5% in Jan-Nov

China Daily  

From January to November, the foreign trade value in Shandong province increased by 13.5 percent year-on-year, reaching 3 trillion yuan, according to local customs authorities. Shandong's general trade of imports and exports reached 1.97 trillion yuan, up 12.6 percent, accounting for 65.7 percent of the province's total. The import and export value of Shandong's bonded logistics stood at 484.5 billion …

Liangshan Port sets long voyage record
2 years ago

Liangshan Port sets long voyage record

China Daily  

Liangshan Port in Jining, Shandong province has set a long voyage record after 96 twenty-foot equivalent units of fertilizers were transported to Fuqing Port in Fujian province after traversing the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Yangtze River, and the East China Sea. "This voyage covers more than 2,000 kilometers, setting a long voyage record for Liangshan Port, and the cost is …

Shandong's foreign trade rises 15.7% from Jan-Sept
2 years, 1 month ago

Shandong's foreign trade rises 15.7% from Jan-Sept

China Daily  

A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. In the first three quarters of this year, Shandong's foreign trade increased by 15.7 percent year-on-year to 2.44 trillion yuan, ranking sixth in the country, according to statistics from Qingdao customs. During this period, the province's exports surged by 20.8 percent to 1.48 trillion yuan, while its imports amounted …

Shandong's transportation network expands in past decade
2 years, 2 months ago

Shandong's transportation network expands in past decade

China Daily  

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. Shandong's transportation network has been greatly improved during the past decade as the province has been beefing up efforts to build a comprehensive transport network that is convenient, cost-effective, green, intelligent and safe. In the past decade, Shandong's investment in transportation has repeatedly hit record highs, with its cumulative investment amounting …

Shandong witnesses booming foreign trade in past decade
2 years, 2 months ago

Shandong witnesses booming foreign trade in past decade

China Daily  

A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. According to Qingdao customs, from 2012 to 2021, the overall scale of foreign trade in Shandong grew steadily, with cumulative import and export volumes hitting 18.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 124.6 percent over the figure of the 2002-11 period. Shandong's foreign trade value increased from 1.55 trillion yuan …

Shandong's foreign trade rises 18.2% in Jan-Aug
2 years, 3 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade rises 18.2% in Jan-Aug

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According to Qingdao Customs, in the first eight months of this year, Shandong's foreign trade value reached 2.18 trillion yuan, up 18.2 percent year-on-year. A view of Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Sept 12, 2022 During this period, the province's exports reached 1.32 trillion yuan, up 25.3 percent, and imports stood at 855.27 billion yuan, up 8.7 percent. Private …

Shandong posts robust growth
2 years, 4 months ago

Shandong posts robust growth

China Daily  

Fishermen in Shidao fishing port of Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong province, are busy unloading fresh Spanish mackerel on Sept 12. Province's efforts in improving people's lives, seeking quality development pay off This summer, Zhang Guoliang and his family spent three days of their vacation in Weihai, a coastal city in Shandong province. During Xi's visits to the province in recent years, …

Shandong's foreign trade grows 18.8% in Jan-July
2 years, 4 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade grows 18.8% in Jan-July

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Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. In the first seven months of this year, the total value of Shandong's imports and exports reached 1.89 trillion yuan, up 18.8 percent year-on-year, according to local customs authorities. In July, Shandong's imports and exports reached 321.18 billion yuan, up 31.4 percent year-on-year, setting a new record for the third time …

Shandong sees robust trade growth in H1
2 years, 5 months ago

Shandong sees robust trade growth in H1

China Daily  

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. In June alone, Shandong's foreign trade jumped 16.1 percent year-on-year to 304.9 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, general trade imports and exports in Shandong reached 1.04 trillion yuan, up 15.3 percent year-on-year, accounting for 66.3 percent of the province's total foreign trade volume. Trade between Shandong and …

Shandong's foreign trade increases by 17.3% in Jan-May
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade increases by 17.3% in Jan-May

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Vehicles for export await shipment at Yantai Port, Shandong province. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY In the first five months of this year, Shandong's foreign trade volume reached 1.27 trillion yuan, up 17.3 percent year-on-year, according to statistics from the local customs authorities. During this period, the province's exports reached 757.25 billion yuan, up 26.8 percent, while its imports totaled 512.78 …

Shandong's foreign trade increases by 17.3% in Jan-May
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade increases by 17.3% in Jan-May

China Daily  

Vehicles for export await shipment at Yantai Port, Shandong province. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY In the first five months of this year, Shandong's foreign trade volume reached 1.27 trillion yuan, up 17.3 percent year-on-year, according to statistics from the local customs authorities. During this period, the province's exports reached 757.25 billion yuan, up 26.8 percent, while its imports totaled 512.78 …

Shandong promotes high-level opening-up
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong promotes high-level opening-up

China Daily  

Workers man an assembly line at an auto factory in Qingzhou, Shandong. WANG JILIN/FOR CHINA DAILY In recent years, Shandong has been ramping up efforts to integrate its own development into the overall opening-up of the country, promote reform, innovation and growth through opening-up, and build a new highland of opening-up. To seize the opportunities arising from the Regional Comprehensive …

Shandong promotes high-level opening-up
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong promotes high-level opening-up

China Daily  

Workers man an assembly line at an auto factory in Qingzhou, Shandong. WANG JILIN/FOR CHINA DAILY In recent years, Shandong has been ramping up efforts to integrate its own development into the overall opening-up of the country, promote reform, innovation and growth through opening-up, and build a new highland of opening-up. To seize the opportunities arising from the Regional Comprehensive …

Shandong builds a strong maritime province
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong builds a strong maritime province

China Daily  

A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. Authorities in Shandong underscored the importance of understanding the ocean and accelerating the pace of innovation in marine science and technology to develop Shandong into a strong maritime province during the 12th Shandong Provincial Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened on May 28 in Jinan, the …

Shandong builds a strong maritime province
2 years, 6 months ago

Shandong builds a strong maritime province

China Daily  

A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. Authorities in Shandong underscored the importance of understanding the ocean and accelerating the pace of innovation in marine science and technology to develop Shandong into a strong maritime province during the 12th Shandong Provincial Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened on May 28 in Jinan, the …

Shandong's foreign trade up 14.2% in Jan-April
2 years, 7 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade up 14.2% in Jan-April

China Daily  

Shandong's foreign trade totaled 968.81 billion yuan in the first four months of this year, an increase of 14.2 percent over the same period last year and accounted for 7.7 percent of the country's total, according to local customs authorities. During this period, the province's exports reached 572.71 billion yuan, up 22.7 percent, while its imports totaled 396.1 billion yuan, …

Shandong's foreign trade grows 13.7% in Q1
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade grows 13.7% in Q1

China Daily  

East China's Shandong province saw its foreign trade reach 710.65 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 13.7 percent year-on-year, Shandong authorities said at a news conference held on April 18. In the first quarter, Shandong's imports and exports through general trade reached 472.84 billion yuan, up 12.1 percent and accounted for 66.5 percent of the …

China-South Korea land, sea combined transport boosts trade in Qingdao
2 years, 8 months ago

China-South Korea land, sea combined transport boosts trade in Qingdao

China Daily  

Recently a roll-on/roll-off ship slowly docked at the Qingdao Dagang Wharf, and 12 South Korean trailers loaded with imported electronic equipment entered the customs supervision area. The Qingdao terminal of the China-South Korea land and sea combined transport This marked the epitome of the daily business of the China-South Korea land and sea combined transport. The Qingdao channel of the …

Shandong sees foreign trade climb 14.5% in Jan-Feb
2 years, 9 months ago

Shandong sees foreign trade climb 14.5% in Jan-Feb

China Daily  

Container ships dock in Qingdao Port, Shandong province, on Jan 24, 2022. East China's Shandong province saw its foreign trade grow 14.5 percent year-on-year to a total of 447.55 billion yuan in the first two months of 2022, according to data from local customs authorities. The import and export value of processing trade totaled 66.7 billion yuan, down 3.2 percent, …

Shandong's foreign trade up 32.4% in 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Shandong's foreign trade up 32.4% in 2021

China Daily  

Foreign trade in East China's Shandong province reached 2.93 trillion yuan in 2021, up 32.4 percent from 2020 and 43.1 percent higher than the 2019 figure, according to local customs authorities. The province's exports stood at 1.76 trillion yuan last year, up 34.8 percent year-on-year, while imports totaled 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 29 percent, said Zhang Yibing, deputy …

Jinan tallies 764 China-Europe freight train trips in 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Jinan tallies 764 China-Europe freight train trips in 2021

China Daily  

The number of "Qilu" China-Europe freight trains that departed from Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, for Europe and Central Asia saw a steady increase in 2021, local authorities reported. The "Qilu" China-Europe freight trains recorded a total of 764 trips last year, up 42 percent year-on-year, ranking first in Shandong. In 2021, Jinan opened three China-Europe freight train routes, …

Shandong to step up major transport infrastructure construction
2 years, 11 months ago

Shandong to step up major transport infrastructure construction

China Daily  

Shandong province will maintain the scale and intensity of its major transportation infrastructure construction in 2022 to buoy growth, local authorities said. Last year, the provincial comprehensive transportation infrastructure investment reached 265.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.7 percent. This year, Shandong will advance the construction of its transportation infrastructure with an annual investment plan that amounts to more …

Shandong Port Group announces throughput spikes for 2021
3 years ago

Shandong Port Group announces throughput spikes for 2021

China Daily  

By Liu Yukun in Beijing and Xie Chuanjiao in Qingdao2021-12-24 A ceremony to celebrate Shandong Port Group Co Ltd's annual cargo throughput exceeding 1.5 billion metric tons is held on Dec 23 in Qingdao, Shandong province. Shandong Port Group Co Ltd, located in Qingdao, Shandong province, announced on Dec 23 that its cargo throughput increased 5.8 percent year-on-year to over …

Shandong Port Group announces throughput spikes for 2021
3 years ago

Shandong Port Group announces throughput spikes for 2021

China Daily  

By Liu Yukun in Beijing and Xie Chuanjiao in Qingdao | | Updated : 2021-12-24 A ceremony to celebrate Shandong Port Group Co Ltd's annual cargo throughput exceeding 1.5 billion metric tons is held on Dec 23 in Qingdao, Shandong province. Shandong Port Group Co Ltd, located in Qingdao, Shandong province, announced on Dec 23 that its cargo throughput increased …

Shandong's intl air cargo volume continues to grow
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong's intl air cargo volume continues to grow

China Daily  

From January to October this year, Shandong's international cargo throughput reached 173,600 tons, up 62.99 percent year-on-year and up 51.73 percent compared with the same period in 2019, according to the Shandong Provincial Department of Transport. Since the beginning of this year, Shandong has been ramping up efforts to develop its international aviation logistics network and enhanced its international air …

Shandong foreign trade up 36% in first 10 months
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong foreign trade up 36% in first 10 months

China Daily  

Customs officers verify documentation related to foreign trade containers at an international container terminal of Yantai Port in Shandong province on Oct 12. East China's Shandong province generated around 2.39 trillion yuan in imports and exports in the first 10 months of this year, up 36 percent year-on-year and 43.2 percent higher than the same period in 2019, according to …

Shandong furthers opening-up
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong furthers opening-up

China Daily  

Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to promote the high-quality development of its open economy and build itself into a beacon of opening up in recent years, said local authorities. The 600th Qilu China-Europe freight train of this year departs from Jinan, capital of Shandong province. According to the latest statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, …

Shandong marine economy hits 1.32 trillion yuan
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong marine economy hits 1.32 trillion yuan

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Customs officers verify documentation related to foreign trade containers at an international container terminal of Yantai Port in Shandong province on Oct 12. The gross ocean production of Shandong province reached 1.32 trillion yuan in 2020, accounting for 18.03 percent of the regional GDP and 16.48 percent of the national marine economy, according to official statistics. The added value of …

Shandong intl air cargo transport volume increases
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong intl air cargo transport volume increases

China Daily  

Shandong has seen rapid improvement in its international air cargo transport capacity, which strongly facilitates the country's international supply chain, said local authorities. In the first three quarters of this year, the province's international air cargo throughput reached 151,400 tons, up 62.7 percent year-on-year and up 49.4 percent compared with the 2019 figure, hitting a new record high. China Central …

Shandong sees increase in foreign trade with Belt and Road countries
3 years, 2 months ago

Shandong sees increase in foreign trade with Belt and Road countries

China Daily  

Shandong's foreign trade volume with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 659.71 billion yuan, up 41.3 percent year-on-year and up 54.8 percent over the same period in 2019, according to customs statistics. In September, Shandong's imports and exports to BRI countries reached 80.3 billion yuan, up 22.5 percent, exceeding 80 billion yuan for the second …

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