China's foreign trade off to good start in Q1

China posted a stellar foreign trade report card in the first quarter (Q1). Its trade in goods expanded 29.2% year over year to 8.47 trillion yuan (US$1.29 trillion), including a 38.7% rise in export and a 19.3% rise in import, according to a press conference on Tuesday.

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