The Yangtze River Delta area in east China, which is composed of
Shanghai and its nearby cities around the mouth of the Yangtze
River, accounted for 34.62 percent of China's foreign trade in the
first quarter of this year.
Customs statistics show the Yangtze River Delta economic circle
made US$83 billion of foreign trade in the first quarter, including
US$40 billion?of exports and US$43 billion of imports.
The Yangtze River Delta economic circle mainly consists of 15
cities, including Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhenjiang and Wuxi.
Economic integration, actively pushed by local governments, has
been on the rise in this region.
Closely following the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta
economic circle in south China ranked as another major power engine
of China's foreign trade.
Customs statistics show foreign trade of the Pearl River Delta
economic circle totaled US$69 billion in the first quarter of this
year, including US$35 billion of exports and US$34 billion of
imports.
The Pearl River Delta economic circle mainly consists of seven
cities, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Dongguan, and
parts of Huizhou and Zhaoqing. China recorded US$239.8 billion of
foreign trade in the first quarter, including US$115.7 billion of
exports and US$124.1 billion of imports.
(eastday.com May 6, 2004)