China‑U.S. trade reached 2 trillion yuan (about 295 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, rebounding in the second quarter after a leaders’ meeting bolstered business confidence, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Tuesday.
Customs spokesperson Lyu Daliang, responding to a question on China‑U.S. trade, outlined the figures showing a sharp rebound in the second quarter.
"According to statistics from China Customs, the total value of China-U.S. trade in goods was 2 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, accounting for 7.9 percent of China's total foreign trade. Among them, the first quarter saw a year-on-year decrease of 18.7 percent, while the second quarter saw a year-on-year increase of 13.7 percent," he said.
The customs official said the rebound was partly due to a new positioning of China‑U.S. ties set during the meeting in Beijing between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in May, aimed at building a constructive relationship of strategic stability.
"In May of this year, the meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state established a new positioning for bilateral relations, providing stable expectations and injecting positive momentum into bilateral economic and trade relations. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, the General Administration of Customs will focus on safeguarding national borders and promoting development, and working with other departments to promote the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations," he said.
China-US goods trade rebounds to 2 trillion yuan in H1
Local armed police and militiamen were busy carrying out relief work in the typhoon-hit areas of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, as the massive clear-up operation continues following the devastating flooding which decimated several rural communities.
At least 39 people were killed after Typhoon Maysak, the 10th typhoon of the year, triggered extreme rainstorms that caused severe flooding in parts of Guangxi in the Pearl River basin starting last weekend.
As the storms recede, rescue and recovery teams are continuing to provide aid to previously cut-off communities in the badly-hit city of Hengzhou, after the town's main road was reopened on Saturday.
In the city's Yunbiao Town, over 1,000 officers and soldiers of the Guangxi Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force worked to clear sludge and debris from the National Highway 209 -- a major thoroughfare -- on Monday, before turning their attention to other local roads and lanes, as well as a local kindergarten, with the hope of allowing normal life to resume in the disaster-stricken town.
Additionally, the Guangxi Military District of the Chinese People's Liberation Army deployed more than 2,200 troops and militiamen to assist with post-disaster reconstruction in the affected areas on Monday.
Their operations covered towns, districts, and industrial zones across several cities, with key tasks including the removal of sludge and debris, carrying out essential disinfection and epidemic prevention work, and the transportation of vital relief supplies.
So far, they have cleared mud and debris totaling over 40,000 square meters and removed more than 60 tonnes of garbage from the areas, while over six kilometers of roads have been re-opened with over 8,000 supply items items being brought to areas in need.
Armed police, militiamen dispatched to aid flood relief efforts in disaster-hit Guangxi
