China's Commerce Ministry to support optimized trade development: spokeswoman

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China's Commerce Ministry to support optimized trade development: spokeswoman

2026-03-27 05:15 Last Updated At：06:27

China's Ministry of Commerce will further promote the optimized and balanced development of trade, He Yongqian, the ministry's spokeswoman, said at a press conference on Thursday in Beijing.

He said that China's foreign trade maintained a relatively rapid growth trend in the first two months of this year. Although the impact of the geopolitical conflicts continues to emerge, the steady and positive momentum is expected to continue along with the continued release of China's economic vitality.

"China is committed to promoting high-level opening-up and is willing to work with its trading partners to make the pie of global economic and trade bigger. Regarding expanding imports, China is the world's second-largest economy and second-largest import market. With industrial upgrading and the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, new market demands are being released, indicating enormous import potential. The Ministry of Commerce will fully leverage its role as a platform, host important exhibitions such as the China International Import Expo, and expand its brand influence of 'Export to China'. We will also strengthen precise matching, leverage the advantages of all parties, import more high-quality foreign goods, technologies, and services, and share the opportunities of China's vast market with countries around the world," she said.

Symposium held on book about Xi leading China's poverty elimination endeavors

A symposium was held Thursday in Beijing on a book about how the Communist Party of China (CPC) secured victory in China's fight against poverty under the leadership of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Chen Xi, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), attended the event and delivered remarks.

Featuring representative events and people involved in the battle against poverty, the book narrates how the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, led the whole Party and people of all ethnic groups in targeted poverty alleviation and eradication, vividly highlighting historic achievements in poverty alleviation.

Attendees at the symposium agreed that the book offers a fresh perspective to help enhance the publicity, media coverage and international communication of China's poverty reduction philosophy and achievements.