2026-03-11
52 分钟Hello and welcome to World Today.
I'm Ding Hen in Beijing.
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First up.
China has reported robust growth in trade during the first two months of this year.
The General Administration of Customs said China's trade in goods exceeded 7.7 trillion yuan or over 1.1 trillion US dollars in January and February.
That's up by over 18% in Yuan's term from a year ago.
Exports soared by 19.2% while imports surged by 17.1%.
China's trade with ASEAN, namely the country's largest trading partner, increased by over 20%.
Trade with the European Union also grew by about 20%.
So for more on this, my colleague Zhao Yang earlier spoke with Dr.
Yao Shujie, Chiang Kong professor of economics with Chongqing University.
Professor Yao saw China's foreign trade jumped more than 18% in the first two months of this year.
Is this simply a strong start to the year or does it signal a deeper transformation in China's trade structure and global role?