有信心有底气继续推动外贸稳量提质

Core Viewpoint - China's foreign trade has shown resilience and growth amidst increasing international economic and trade challenges, with a cumulative import and export growth of 3.5% in the first seven months of the year, indicating a steady improvement in both quantity and quality [1][2] Policy Support - Since the fourth quarter of last year, multiple rounds of policies aimed at stabilizing foreign trade have been implemented, focusing on nurturing new trade dynamics, enhancing public services, and supporting foreign trade enterprises in maintaining orders and employment [1] - In the first seven months, the short-term insurance coverage by China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation reached $573.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, while the Export-Import Bank provided over 700 billion RMB in new loans to the foreign trade sector [1] Diversified Cooperation - China has been expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with more trade partners, with imports and exports to emerging and other markets growing by 5% year-on-year in the first seven months, accounting for 65.5% of total trade, an increase of 0.9 percentage points [1] Momentum Release - The upward and innovative momentum in foreign trade has been further solidified, with exports of electromechanical products increasing by 9.3% year-on-year, making up 60% of total exports, an increase of 1.1 percentage points [2] - High-tech and high-value-added products such as smart home devices, electric vehicles, industrial robots, and ships have maintained a high export growth rate, with 654,000 foreign trade enterprises achieving actual import and export performance, nearly 90% of which are private enterprises [2] Global Trade Challenges - Multiple international organizations have noted that increasing tariff barriers significantly raise global trade costs, severely impacting the efficiency and stability of global supply chains, indicating ongoing downward risks in global trade [2] - The commitment to expanding high-level opening-up and focusing on high-quality development is emphasized as a strategy to address various uncertainties [2]