China’s foreign trade is diversified, and the ＂circle of friends＂ in the international market is growing.

　　CCTV News:With the increasing efforts of China’s opening up to the outside world, the development of foreign trade is becoming more diversified, and the "circle of friends" in the international market is also growing.

　　On the afternoon of December 31st, 2019, with the last China-Europe train leaving Manzhouli Port, the number of China-Europe trains entering and leaving Manzhouli Port reached 2,167, an increase of 20.3% over 2018, and the value of goods exceeded 26 billion yuan.

　　With the continuous promotion of the "Belt and Road Initiative", the speed of China enterprises’ going out is fast and their quality is constantly improving. This smart painted ceramic with bright colors and exquisite patterns is produced in Liling, Hunan Province, and has just been listed in early 2019 and has become a hot commodity in the international market. With good product quality and technological innovation, the export of this enterprise has exceeded 600 million yuan in 2019, which has opened up the markets of countries along the Belt and Road.

　　The "Belt and Road Initiative" has narrowed the distance between China’s central and western regions and countries along the "Belt and Road" and injected new vitality into traditional industries.

　　Diversification of foreign trade has brought about mutual benefit and win-win between China and its trading partners. While China’s exports have increased, it has also boosted the import scale. In 2019, after the Second China International Import Expo, Chilean cherries imported from China increased by 30% compared with previous years.

　　Shanghai Customs Fu Weiwei:Italian blood oranges, Uzbek cherries and Panamanian golden pineapples were all exported to China for the first time in 2019.

　　Zou Zhiwu, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Customs: Our trading partners are all over the world and blossom more. In 2019, while our import and export to major trading partners such as the European Union and ASEAN increased, our import and export to countries along the Belt and Road and emerging economic markets such as Africa increased by 10.8% and 6.8% respectively.

　　Yan Min, Director of Macroeconomic Research Office of Forecasting Department of National Information Center:In 2019, the growth rate of China’s trade with the "Belt and Road" countries and regions was significantly higher than that of the traditional market. The expanding circle of friends is more conducive to China’s ability to open up international market space, optimize international market structure and improve the resilience of foreign trade development.