On April 14, the State New Office held a regular press conference on economic data to introduce the import and export situation in the first quarter of 2025. Lu Daliang, the spokesman of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistical Analysis Department, introduced at the meeting that in the first quarter of this year, China's imports and exports with the "Belt and Road" countries were 5.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.2% year-on-year, and the scale reached a new high in the same period in history, accounting for the proportion of China's foreign trade increased to 51.1%.

Lu Daliang introduced that a series of landmark projects and "small and beautiful" projects, grounding gas, benefiting the people, taking root in the countries building the "Belt and Road" and driving trade in related products. In terms of industrial cooperation, in the first quarter, intermediate products accounted for 65.1% of China's imports and exports with co-construction countries. In terms of agricultural cooperation, in the first quarter, China's export of pesticide preparations to co-build countries increased by 15.5%, and agricultural machinery increased by 37.2%. Imports of poultry meat from co-built countries increased by 32.9%, and imports of fresh and dried fruits and vegetables increased by 8.5%. In terms of cooperation in the field of people's livelihood, in the first quarter, China's export of medical herbs and drugs to co-build countries increased by 14.6%, and medical instruments and instruments increased by 5.1%. In the first quarter, China's exports of rail transit equipment to co-build countries increased by 10.7%, exports of electric motors and generators increased by 17.4%, and exports of wind turbines increased by 67.4%.

Lu Daliang said that at present, the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" is the world's most extensive and largest platform for international cooperation, the joint construction of countries together, accounting for more than 40% of global GDP, in the global exports accounted for more than 50%, in the global governance of the influence and voice increasingly large. The Belt and Road Initiative, a road of prosperity, openness and innovation, has powerfully unleashed the development potential of all countries and brought tangible benefits to the development of relevant countries and people's lives. This year, the Customs will continue to follow the guidance of the eight actions of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", focus on joint construction of the country, actively promote the "Smart Customs" partnership program, and deepen cooperation with the joint construction of national customs inspection and quarantine mechanisms; We will continue to vigorously support the construction of the China-Europe Railway Express, the new land-sea Corridor in the West, and the Silk Road Maritime Route. We will continue to make customs clearance more convenient and secure, and make high-quality Belt and Road cooperation deeper and more concrete.

Source: People.com.cn