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In 2023, in the context of the overall performance of global trade is relatively low, China's foreign trade has delivered a steady increase in scale, the quality of development of excellent in the rise of the "report card" - January 12, the General Administration of Customs released data show that in 2023, China's import and export The total value of 41.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.2%; to build a "Belt and Road" countries import and export 19.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 46.6% of the total value of imports and exports, an increase of 1.2 percentage points. Foreign trade is an important window to observe China's economy, an important engine to drive economic growth, and an important hub to link the domestic and international double cycle. A month ago, the Central Economic Work Conference emphasised that "we should accelerate the cultivation of new dynamics in foreign trade, consolidate the basic foreign trade and foreign investment, and expand trade in intermediate goods, trade in services, digital trade and cross-border e-commerce exports."

In the face of the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment, how is the gold content of this foreign trade "report card"? Current Affairs Micro Observation" for your interpretation. Successful colour - withstanding the pressure out of the upward curve in the 2024 New Year's greeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping, reviewing the harvest of 2023, said, "China's economy has continued to rebound and improve, and high-quality development is being pushed forward in a solid manner." "China's economy has strengthened its body and sinews amid the wind and waves." On the way forward, wind and rain are the norm. Looking back at the field of foreign trade in 2023, it is even more so. The world economic recovery is weak, the pace of global trade rebound is slow, the geopolitical impact of spillover, the increase in trade protection restrictions and other unfavourable impacts are still continuing, the world's major economies, foreign trade in general, a sharp decline. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development predicts that global trade in goods will decline by 7.5 per cent in 2023 and remain "highly uncertain and generally pessimistic" in 2024. Against this background, China's foreign trade to withstand the pressure, running generally stable, the scale of imports and exports out of the upward curve - 9.69 trillion yuan in the first quarter, the second, third and fourth quarters are more than 10 trillion yuan. To the fourth quarter and a month stronger than a month, year-on-year growth of 0.8 per cent, 1.3 per cent, 2.8 per cent ......

"Report card" in 2023, China's auto exports 5.221 million units, an increase of 57.4%, very eye-catching. 15 July 1953, printed with "the first automobile factory foundation commemorative" alabaster cornerstone landed in Changchun, Jilin, China's automobile industry from scratch. China's automobile industry started from scratch. From nothing to something, from small to big, Chinese brand car enterprises continue to learn and accumulate, rapid growth, catch up all the way. ‍ In May 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasised during his visit to Shanghai that "the development of new energy vehicles is the necessary way for China to move from a large automobile country to an automobile power." Under the guidance of this strategy, China's auto industry has delivered an excellent answer sheet. In recent years, China's auto export volume to achieve successive breakthroughs. Following 2021, 2022 successively become the world's third and second, 2023 is expected to be the world's first. Among them, the export of new energy vehicles in 2023 is particularly noteworthy. Currently, every 3 cars exported in China, 1 is an electric people mover, the annual export of 1.773 million vehicles, an increase of 67.1%, contributing to the global green low-carbon transition.

Foreign trade "report card" reflects China's economic resilience, large potential, wide room for manoeuvre, long-term positive fundamentals have not changed. Admittedly, the weak external demand on China's exports formed a direct impact, the growth rate has slowed down compared with previous years. However, we should also see that China's exports are on a high base to reach new heights, not only to achieve a reasonable growth in volume, but also to maintain the overall stability of the share, but also in the growth of kinetic energy, regional patterns and other aspects of the qualitative and effective enhancement. Market share is a direct reflection of market competitiveness. According to the latest WTO data, it is expected that China's international market share of exports in 2023 will remain at a high level of about 14%. Taking the shipbuilding industry as an example, at present, China's shipbuilding completion volume, new orders, and hand-held orders are the three major indicators of global leadership. The competitive advantage of Chinese manufacturing remains solid. Bottom line - market players to enhance the core competitiveness of "doing business is the first opportunity, one step ahead, and strive to grab an open door." Just after New Year's Day, Zhejiang's first business group embarked on a journey to increase the order of the sea. In Danyang, Jiangsu Province, there are more than 1600 glasses-related enterprises, more than 50,000 practitioners. The annual output of lenses here is more than 400 million pieces, and the products are sold all over the world, forming an industrial cluster with advantages and characteristics in the global market.