the General Administration of Customs released data on the 13th: in the first quarter, the total import and export value of China's goods trade was 8.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2% over the same period last year. This is also the three consecutive quarters of positive year-on-year growth in foreign trade since the third quarter of last year.
for the better - is the primary signal sent by the foreign trade data in the first quarter. What should we think of such volume and growth? How to strengthen policy reserves and take more measures to support the development of foreign trade?
Xinhua News Agency reporter interviewed Wei Jianguo, President of China International Exchange Center and former Vice Minister of Commerce, on how to realize the transformation and upgrading of China's foreign trade.
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reporter: Li Dan
editor: Li Cong
produced by China Xinhua News television network (CNC)