In the first half of 2025, China's foreign trade demonstrated strong resilience and vitality, achieving considerable rise despite facing a complex international trade environment.

According to the latest customs data, the total foreign trade volume of China reached 21.8 trillion yuan in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year rise of nearly 3%, setting a new historical record. Among them, the export volume exceeded 13 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year rise of 7.2%, demonstrating the strong competitiveness of China's foreign trade.

From the perspective of US dollar valuation, China's total import and export volume in the first half of the year exceeded 3 trillion US dollars, with a growth rate close to 4%. The export volume reached 1.8 trillion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%; the import volume was 1.22 trillion US dollars, a slight year-on-year increase of over 1%.

It is worth noting that China's trade surplus in the first half of the year reached 586 billion USD, surpassing last year's 435.2 billion USD and setting a new record in human history. This achievement surpasses the records previously set by traditional trade powerhouses such as Germany and Japan, fully reflecting China's important position in global trade.

If this momentum is maintained, China's annual trade surplus is expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2025, and it may even reach an optimistic level of $1.2 trillion. This will further consolidate China's position as a global trading power.

However, the trade relationship between China and the United States still faces challenges. In the first half of the year, the total trade volume between China and the United States was 289.3 billion USD, a year-on-year decrease of 10%. Among them, China's exports to the United States amounted to 215.5 billion USD, which, although still above 200 billion USD, also reflects the impact of trade friction between the two countries.

Nevertheless, China's overall foreign trade performance remains impressive, especially in non-U.S. markets where the performance is particularly noteworthy. This indicates that China is actively expanding diversified trade partnerships to address the uncertainties of a single market.

Overall, the data from the first half of 2025 highlights the resilience and potential of China's foreign trade. Against the backdrop of a still fragile global economic recovery, the steady rise of China's foreign trade will undoubtedly inject important momentum into the global economy. In the future, as the international trade environment evolves, the optimization and upgrading of China's foreign trade structure will continue to advance, with the expectation of playing a more active role in global trade.