Jilin's Q1 import-export growth rate beats national average

Northeast China's Jilin province reported 6.8-percent growth in its foreign trade in the first quarter of 2023, some 2 percentage points higher than the national growth rate, according to local media reports.

During the period, exports increased by 23.5 percent, which was 15.1 percentage points higher than the country's growth rate.

Since last year, Jilin's commercial departments have solved more than 300 issues involving the resumption of work and production by foreign trade enterprises, as well as customs clearance logistics issues. That's said to have played a positive role in boosting the rapid growth of the province's foreign trade in imports and exports.

Jilin officials said the province would continue to strengthen efforts to build independent brands, explore international markets and build corporate market platforms. It would also move to increase the number of business entities, cultivate new business models and implement policies to bolster the growth in foreign trade.

The province wants to support companies to consolidate in markets in Japan, South Korea, Russia, ASEAN and the European Union. It also wants to organize local enterprises to fully explore emerging markets such as Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.

In addition, it will promote the expansion of trade exchanges with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, to develop a new pattern of diversified international trading markets.