Touching the New Pulse of China’s Foreign Trade at the Port

April 25, 2026, 9:00 AM
Xinhua News Agency
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The article takes the "good start" of Shandong port's cargo and container throughput in the first quarter, which increased by 4.1 and 8.7 respectively compared with the same period last year, and combines the data of the General Administration of Customs (the total value of imports and exports in the first quarter was 11.84 trillion yuan, up 15% compared with the same period last year). This paper analyzes the four driving forces of China's foreign trade growth against the trend under the background of complex and changeable external environment. First of all, port companies are actively opening up new routes (Qingdao Port has added 7 international routes, and Rizhao Port has added conditional grocery routes), expanding its coverage of emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America, and achieving market diversification. Secondly, the export structure has been significantly optimized. The "new three" represented by new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovol
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