China's foreign-invested and state-owned enterprises both achieved double-digit growth in their import and export volumes in the first half of 2026, reflecting enhanced corporate vitality across the country, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
Yan highlighted the robust performance of various market entities in driving the nation's foreign trade. "Corporate vitality has continued to strengthen. In the first half of the year, private enterprises contributed nearly 60 percent of the incremental growth in foreign trade, while both foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned enterprises achieved double-digit growth in their import and export volumes," he said.
Foreign-invested, state-owned enterprises achieve double-digit growth in trade in H1
