In 2023, China's import and export scale has increased steadily, and the quality of development has improved, which has boosted overall confidence. At the same time, as the economic situation continues to improve and policies continue to strengthen, new growth points such as the "new three", emerging markets, and new business formats will be further cultivated and expanded, which will accumulate more momentum for the stable improvement of foreign trade. Yangtze River Delta: New quality productivity leads the high-quality development of import and export
Since the beginning of 2024, a technology company in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, has been running at full capacity, where about 60 boxes of solar panels are loaded into containers and sent to Germany, Brazil, Spain and other countries.
Lu Zhenyu, Chief Operating Officer of Chint New Energy Technology: At present, the production capacity of the entire first quarter has been full, so we are working overtime to catch up with orders, and there is no holiday during the Spring Festival.
Customs data shows that in 2023, the export value of new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaics and other "new three" products exported in the Yangtze River Delta region will reach 5,419200 million yuan, an increase of 197%, achieving double-digit growth. The total export value of the "new three" in the Yangtze River Delta accounts for 51 of the country2%。In 2023, the growth rate of exports of automobiles, mobile phones, and ships in the Yangtze River Delta regions such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui will reach respectively. 1%。
Wang Yang, Director of the Statistical Analysis Department of Hangzhou Customs: Hangzhou Customs fully serves the implementation of national strategies such as the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, promotes the innovation of supervision models such as "group processing" and "inspection before shipment", accelerates the cultivation of new momentum for foreign trade, and makes every effort to promote the high-quality development and high-level opening up of foreign trade. 2023 is the fifth anniversary of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta as a national strategy. In the past five years, the import and export of the Yangtze River Delta region has increased by 373%, accounting for 363%, the Yangtze River Delta region is leading the country's import and export to achieve higher quality opening. The Yangtze River Delta region accounted for 36 percent of the country's imports and exports3%The data shows that new quality productivity such as emerging markets, emerging industries, and new business formats have become the main driving force for the high-quality development of import and export in the Yangtze River Delta region. In 2023, the import and export of the Yangtze River Delta region will reach 1517 trillion yuan, accounting for 36 percent of the country's total import and export value3%。As a core city in the Yangtze River Delta region, Shanghai's import and export will be 421 trillion yuan, a record high. Automobile exports accounted for more than one-third of the country's total, with a total of 18950,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 367%。In 2023, Zhejiang's import and export performance of private enterprises will exceed the 100,000 mark for the first time, accounting for about one-sixth of the country's total, driving Zhejiang's import and export, export, and import contribution to the national growth in the first place. In 2023, the "new three" will become a new driving force for the "troika". Jiangsu's "new three" exports lead the country, of which the export scale of electric manned vehicles increased by 3% year-on-year6 times, mainly sold to the European Union, ASEAN, Australia and other countries and regions. In addition, the Yangtze River Delta region also has the only economic and trade cooperation demonstration zone for Central and Eastern European countries in the country, and in 2023, Ningbo China Central and Eastern European Countries Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone and Central and Eastern European countries will achieve an import and export volume of 504700 million yuan, a record high. **Diversified layout and common development of regional development highlightsAs a national key strategic region, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have made outstanding contributions to China's foreign trade import and export in 2023. In 2023, the import and export of 9 mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be 795 trillion yuan, accounting for 19% of the country's total import and export value. The import and export of high-tech products is the outstanding highlight of this region, showing the outstanding advantages of scientific and technological research and development and industrial innovation. Looking along the eastern coastal region to the central part, in 2023, the total import and export value of Henan Province will be 8107900 million yuan, ranking first in the central region for 12 consecutive years. In the northwest of China, Xinjiang has the largest land port facing Central Asia, and in 2023, Xinjiang's foreign trade import and export hit a record high, with a year-on-year increase of 459%。The scale of exports to the five Central Asian countries ranks first in the country. In the southwest of China, facing ASEAN, China's largest partner for four consecutive years, Yunnan has accelerated the construction of China's radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia, and the scale has remained above 100 billion yuan for five consecutive years.
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Editor: Zeng Xueqi.
Review: Xu Xiaodong.