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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — Regardless of the challenges in the external environment, Chinese manufacturing is still needed by the world and the Chinese market will always be a magnet for foreign investment, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
As pointed out by one of the journalists during the event, China’s economic and trade ties with the rest of the world remain strong amid the tense international economic environment. It is reported that in the first five months of this year, China opened a total of 101 international cargo air routes, adding more than 195 round-trip flights per week. In addition, from January to April, the cargo throughput of Chinese ports amounted to 5.755 billion tons, up 3.7 percent year-on-year, and their container throughput exceeded 110 million TEU (20-foot equivalent unit), up 7.9 percent year-on-year.
Commenting on the data, Lin Jian said that in the first four months of this year, China’s total import and export volume of goods grew by 2.4 percent year-on-year, with the growth in April being 4.3 percentage points higher than in the first quarter.
The official noted that China’s economy continues to unleash its vitality and trade resilience is continuously strengthened. This fully demonstrates that, regardless of the challenges arising in the external environment, Chinese manufacturing is still needed by the world, and the Chinese market will always be a magnet for foreign investment.
“Unilateralism and protectionism are unsustainable. ‘Building walls and erecting barriers’ will not stop China’s decisive steps toward opening up and cooperating with the rest of the world for common development,” Lin Jian concluded. –0–