China's int'l trade in goods, services up in March

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China's int'l trade in goods, services up in March

2025-04-25 22:09 Last Updated At：04-26 09:57

The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached 4.27 trillion yuan (about 592.57 billion U.S. dollars) in March, up 6 percent year on year, according to the latest official data released on Friday.

Of the total, the exports of goods stood at 2.13 trillion yuan and the imports of goods reached 1.52 trillion yuan, resulting in a surplus of 603.4 billion yuan in the month, according to the data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

In March, the exports of services reached 239.3 billion yuan and the imports of services amounted to 379.1 billion yuan, resulting in a deficit of 139.8 billion yuan, the data show.

In U.S. dollar terms, China's exports of goods and services in March amounted to 329.9 billion U.S. dollars, while the imports of goods and services were 265.3 billion U.S. dollars, resulting in a surplus of 64.6 billion U.S. dollars.

The main items of China's trade in services are: travel services with the imports and exports reaching 175.1 billion yuan, transportation services with the imports and exports hitting 162.6 billion yuan, other commercial services with the imports and exports reaching 100.5 billion yuan, and telecommunications, computer and information services with the imports and exports amounting to 70 billion yuan.

ROK president calls for learning lesson from anti-aggression history

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and China should cherish the historical experience of jointly resisting aggression and continue to work together for a prosperous future, said ROK President Lee Jae Myung.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lee will pay a state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7. It will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office last year.

In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Seoul on Wednesday, Lee said that humanity must learn from the past to prevent the tragedy of war from repeating itself.

"While pursuing their own national interests to the fullest extent, countries must not harm the national interests of others, but should coexist peacefully. The act of invading other countries and massacring their people for one's own benefit must never be repeated. History of humanity often repeats itself, therefore we must learn from the past. In this regard, I believe the historical experience of ROK and China in resisting aggression and fighting together is invaluable. Of course, while historical experience is important, we cannot remain stuck in the past. For a better future for the people of both countries, we need to continuously explore possibilities for working together towards the future," said the president.