Foreign trade maintains rapid growth momentum

Firm foundation: Employees at a port in Qingdao. Having shown stronger resilience, China’s foreign trade still faces challenges from increased external uncertainties and complexities. — AFP

BEIJING: China’s foreign trade for the whole of 2021 is expected to maintain relatively fast growth, although the year-on-year (y-o-y) rate of increase will likely narrow in the fourth quarter due to a high comparison base last year, according to government officials and experts.

Having shown stronger resilience, the nation’s foreign trade still faces challenges from increased external uncertainties and complexities, they said.