今年货物贸易实现“量质齐升”，商务部：“朋友圈”更多元，“新动能”加快集聚

Core Viewpoint - China's foreign trade has shown resilience and vitality in a complex environment, with a total import and export value of 17.94 trillion yuan in the first five months of the year, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 2.5% and a 7.2% increase in exports [1][3]. Group 1: Trade Characteristics - The diversification of trade partners is evident, with emerging markets contributing significantly to growth. Trade with ASEAN increased by 9.1%, with a total trade value of 3.02 trillion yuan, making ASEAN China's largest trading partner [3]. - High-tech and high-value-added products are gaining competitiveness, with mechanical and electrical products exports growing by 9.3%, accounting for 60% of total exports. Notable increases include integrated circuits (18.9%) and electric vehicles (19%) [3]. - The vitality of foreign trade entities is highlighted, with private enterprises' imports and exports growing by 7%, representing 57.1% of total trade. The number of foreign-funded enterprises with import and export performance has risen to 73,000 [3]. Group 2: Cooperation with Africa - Rapid growth in exports to Africa has been noted, with initiatives such as the "Ten Partnership Actions" announced at the China-Africa Cooperation Forum injecting new momentum into economic collaboration [4]. - Efforts to promote bilateral trade include encouraging enterprises to participate in exhibitions to convert "exhibition traffic" into "trade growth," exemplified by the ongoing China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo [4]. - Infrastructure cooperation is being enhanced, with Chinese enterprises participating in projects in transportation, energy, and communication sectors, leading to a total contract value of 137.67 billion yuan in completed projects since the summit [5].