Core Insights - The foreign trade import and export in China's central and western regions reached new highs in the first three quarters of this year, indicating strong momentum for building a new inland open highland [1] Group 1: Central Region Performance - The central region's import and export volume reached 2.84 trillion yuan, a historical high, with a year-on-year growth of 11.4%, surpassing the national growth rate of 7.4% [1] - The central region has achieved positive growth for 16 consecutive months [1] - Trade with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative amounted to 1.5 trillion yuan, growing by 14.5%, accounting for over 50% of the central region's total foreign trade [1] Group 2: Western Region Performance - The western region's exports reached 2 trillion yuan, growing by 13.7%, while imports were 1.2 trillion yuan, with a growth of 4.9% [1] - Trade with Belt and Road Initiative countries in the western region totaled 2 trillion yuan, making up over 60% of the region's total foreign trade [1] - Private enterprises in the western region reported an import and export volume of 1.75 trillion yuan, representing 54.5% of the total [1] - High-tech product exports from the western region reached 458.38 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 26.4% [1]