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China posts two-way trade growth with 120+ countries in first three quarters; high-tech trade up nearly 60%
At an Oct. 14 State Council Information Office briefing, Customs said China recorded two-way import-export growth with more than 120 countries and regions in Q1–Q3 2026; over 70% of FTA partners saw two-way growth; own-brand exports rose 26.7%.
Why it matters
This is Beijing's official stamp on trade diversification: under US tariff pressure, China's trade growth is spreading from the US across 120+ partners, with high-tech products becoming the new growth engine — a sign that supply-chain and export rebalancing is accelerating.
Full report
On October 14, the State Council Information Office held a press briefing on import-export performance in the first three quarters of 2026. Wang Jun, spokesperson and head of the statistics department of the General Administration of Customs, presented the headline figures.
In the first three quarters, China recorded two-way import-export growth with more than 120 countries and regions; among FTA partners, trade with over 70% grew in both directions.
Four high-tech categories — industrial robots, electronic components, computer parts and electrical equipment — together exceeded 10 trillion yuan in trade, up 58.9%, contributing 11.3 percentage points to overall trade growth.
Own-brand exports grew 26.7%, accounting for 24.8% of exports, up 2 percentage points year on year.
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