Group 1: Trade Performance - Hangzhou's foreign trade maintained strong resilience with a total import and export value of 416.49 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 7.8% [2] - Exports reached 298.03 billion yuan, growing by 12.5%, with mechanical and electrical products accounting for 144.49 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3% [2] - The number of enterprises engaged in import and export activities increased by 8.5%, with private enterprises accounting for 69.8% of the total import and export value, up by 3.2 percentage points [12] Group 2: Market Diversification - Companies are shifting focus to emerging markets, with Zhejiang Chunfeng Power Co., Ltd. exporting products worth 26 million yuan to Kazakhstan, a year-on-year increase of over 200% [6] - Hangzhou's trade with 165 countries and regions grew, with 56 partners exceeding 1 billion yuan in trade volume [6] Group 3: Technological Innovation - Companies are avoiding price competition by focusing on technological innovation, as seen with Hangzhou Sanfu Technology Co., Ltd. which has developed smart door control systems that surpass foreign counterparts [3] - High-tech product exports reached 45.28 billion yuan, growing by 10.4% in the first half of the year [5] Group 4: Cross-Border E-commerce - The cross-border e-commerce sector is thriving, with 1,586 companies in Hangzhou exceeding 20 million yuan in scale, leveraging platforms like Alibaba and Amazon [8] - Cross-border e-commerce cargo volume from Hangzhou's airport reached 68,600 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25.63%, accounting for over 60% of total export cargo volume [10] Group 5: Government Support - The Hangzhou government is building a comprehensive foreign trade service ecosystem, integrating various services to support enterprises in international trade [13] - The "1+2+N" foreign trade service model aims to enhance market expansion efforts, with over 406 outbound groups organized and 643 overseas exhibitions attended this year [13][14]