31.12.2004, 15:02
China's 2004 foreign trade to grow 30%
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Zitat:China's foreign trade for the year 2004 will reach US$1.1 trillion, up some 30 percent from the previous year, making the nation the third largest trade power in the world, China's Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai said.
As quoted in Thursday's "People's Daily," he said that foreign direct investment (FDI) to China will exceed US$60 billion in 2004, among the highest in the world.
China's exports of hi-tech products surged by the largest margin of 52 percent in the first 11 months of the year. Its imports of crude and refined oil as well as mineral products increased largely, according the minister. (...)