Belt and Road Initiative Sees Robust Trade Growth in First Quarter
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is off to a strong start in 2024, with trade between China and BRI participant countries exceeding $663 billion in the first quarter. This figure, representing a 5.5% increase year-on-year, surpasses China’s overall foreign trade growth rate by half a percentage point. The news was delivered by Yang Tao, Director-General of the Comprehensive Department of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), during […]