Core Viewpoint - In the first quarter of this year, China's foreign trade showed resilience with a total import and export value of 10.3 trillion yuan, reflecting a growth of 1.3% despite external challenges [1] Group 1: Export Performance - China's export scale exceeded 6 trillion yuan in the first quarter, achieving a rapid growth of 6.9%, demonstrating strong resilience under pressure [1] - Exports to over 170 countries and regions increased, with significant growth in high-end, intelligent, and green manufacturing sectors [1] - Notable export growth was observed in shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment (10.8%) and specialized equipment (16.2%) [1] - Renewable energy products played a crucial role in global green transformation, with exports of wind turbines (43.2%), lithium batteries (18.8%), and electric vehicles (8.2%) showing substantial increases [1] Group 2: Import Performance - Domestic industrial production growth led to increased imports of components and equipment, with automatic data processing equipment parts and marine engineering equipment growing by 95.6% and 52.5% respectively [2] - The consumer market remained stable, with imports of edible oils increasing by 12.1% and fresh and dried fruits rising by 8.3% [2] - Private enterprises accounted for 5.85 trillion yuan in imports and exports, growing by 5.8% and representing 56.8% of the total [2] - Private enterprises achieved record high exports of high-tech products, nearing 1 trillion yuan, with industrial robots (67.4%) and high-end machine tools (16.4%) showing significant growth [2] Group 3: Foreign Investment and Trade Relations - Foreign-invested enterprises accounted for about one-third of China's foreign trade over the past five years, with over 67,000 foreign enterprises engaged in import and export activities in the first quarter, marking a three-year high [3] - Trade with the EU reached 1.3 trillion yuan, growing by 1.4%, highlighting the strong economic complementarity and intertwined interests between China and the EU [3] - ASEAN remained China's largest trading partner, with trade volume of 1.71 trillion yuan, growing by 7.1%, and its share of China's overall foreign trade increasing to 16.6% [3] - Trade with Belt and Road Initiative countries reached 5.26 trillion yuan, growing by 2.2%, and its share of China's overall foreign trade rose to 51.1% [3]