China-Trade Surplus/June

Shotlist

FILE: Beijing, China – March 20, 2020 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of building, sign of State Administration of Foreign Exchange

Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China – July 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of cargoes in warehouses

FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
3. Laptop processing line

Shanghai, China – July 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of workers, equipment in factories

FILE: Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, east China – 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
5. Aerial shot of containers at port

FILE: Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, east China – June 1, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
6. China-Europe freight train moving

FILE: Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, east China – Jan 11, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Suzhou-Vientiane freight train leaving station
8. Aerial shot of freight train moving

FILE: Shanghai, China – 2020 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Aerial shots of port
10. Aerial shots of cargo ship sailing in harbor

Storyline

China’s foreign trade surplus hit a new monthly high in June and is on course of further enlarging in the rest of the year, latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed on Friday.

Computed in the Chinese yuan, the manufacturing power posted a surplus of 399.4 billion yuan (59.2 billion U.S. dollars) in international goods and services trade combined in June, setting a new record high so far this year, the data showed.

From January to June, China’s international goods and services trade combined increased 12 percent year on year to 21,981.9 billion yuan (3,257.7 billion U.S. dollars), with a total trade surplus of 1,779.2 billion yuan (263.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the six month period, a 43 percent year-on-year growth.