On March 12, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular online press conference. The relevant heads of the foreign trade department and the port Department of the free trade zone of the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions on the current hot issues in the field of foreign trade.

The latest data show that due to the Spring Festival, especially the epidemic, China's foreign trade showed a decline in imports and exports to traditional markets and a slight increase in emerging markets such as ASEAN from January to February this year; The export of labor-intensive products recovered slowly, and mechanical and electrical products were better than the whole; The decline of processing trade is relatively deep, and the resilience of general trade is strong; All business entities generally face difficulties and challenges.

Li Xingqian, director of the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce, said that although the overall operation is under pressure, China's foreign trade still shows some highlights: first, the development ability of enterprises in emerging markets has been continuously improved, and the proportion of exports to emerging markets has increased by 3.7 percentage points to 51.8%; Second, the export of some high-quality, high-tech and high value-added products such as integrated circuits and automobiles bucked the trend, increasing by 10.5% and 0.3% respectively; Third, imports of bulk commodities and other commodities maintained growth; Fourth, the new business form and new model are full of vitality. Cross border E-commerce makes full use of the advantages of online orders and "don't meet" transactions to turn danger into opportunity, actively expand business, and show strong adaptability and independent development ability.

It is reported that based on the study and judgment of the changes in the supply and demand situation, the core of the current Chinese government's trade policy is to stabilize the basic market of foreign trade.

"The epidemic has developed rapidly in some overseas countries and regions. In the short term, the impact on the global economy and industrial chain is inevitable. Global economic and trade growth is facing certain pressure. The resumption of work and production of Chinese foreign trade enterprises and the acquisition of new orders will also be affected to some extent, and the supply chain of the global industrial chain will be disturbed to some extent. However, China's foreign trade industrial chain has a complete structure and strong competitiveness, and its cooperation with the global supply chain is close and stable. We will continue to work closely Pay close attention to the development of the epidemic situation and the resumption of work and production of enterprises, strengthen analysis, research and judgment, implement compliance assistance policies, and support enterprises to speed up the resumption of production and reach production. At the same time, strengthen global anti epidemic cooperation and strive to minimize the impact of the epidemic on China's foreign trade and the development of world trade. " Li Xingqian said.

(original title: China's foreign trade is supported by positive factors)

Source: People's daily