China's foreign trade in goods expanded during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), with the average annual import and export volume of goods overseen by Chinese customs ranking as the largest in the world, an official from the General Administration of Customs said on Monday.
During these five years, customs authorities in China oversaw an average of 5.2 billion tons of goods imported or exported annually, valued at 41.5 trillion yuan (about 5.79 trillion U.S. dollars).
From 2021 to 2025, customs authorities also seized a total of 5.15 million prohibited items, detected more than 180,000 cases involving over 70 types of infectious diseases, and handled more than 200,000 batches of substandard goods.
In addition, 23,000 smuggling-related criminal cases were investigated, successfully curbing smuggling activities involving foreign waste, endangered species, drugs, and other controlled items.
During these five years, customs collected a total of 9.7 trillion yuan in taxes.
China's goods import, export expand during 14th Five-Year Plan period
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 51-50 to effectively block a bipartisan resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's authority to use military force in Venezuela, after two GOP senators flipped under intense pressure from the White House.
After senators Josh Hawley and Todd Young reversed their position and left the chamber deadlocked 50-50, U.S. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote on a procedural motion, derailing the measure that would have required the president to obtain congressional approval before taking further military action in the oil-rich South American nation.
The resolution was introduced in the wake of a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. Senate on January 8 voted 52 to 47 to advance the war powers resolution.
Trump had publicly criticized the five Republicans who joined all Democrats to back the bill, saying they "should never be elected to office again."
The president also called each of the five senators to vent his frustration over their votes, said a report from The Hill.
U.S. Senate blocks bid to curb presidential war powers on Venezuela
