STORY: China's Xinjiang sees rapid growth of foreign trade
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:25
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Horgos highway port, vehicles queuing up to exit the border
2. various of vehicles exiting the border and the loading and unloading of goods

STORYLINE:

The foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached 362.79 billion yuan (50.02 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of this year, up 28 percent year-on-year, registering the fastest growth rate among all provincial-level regions in the country.

In 2023, Xinjiang's foreign trade totaled 357.3 billion yuan. 

From January to October this year, the region's exports reached 308.29 billion yuan, up 28.9 percent, while its imports were worth 54.5 billion yuan, an increase of 23 percent.

Data from Urumqi Customs show that opening-up platforms, such as free trade zones and comprehensive bonded zones, have become powerful engines driving Xinjiang's foreign trade growth.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China.
(XHTV)