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China's export of high and new technology products reached US$37
billion in 2000, surging 50 percent year on year and accounting
for 15 percent of the country's total exports that year, sources
from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)
said in Beijing Saturday.
Statistics provided by the General Administration of Customs show
that China's total import and export of high and new technology
products were amounted to US$89.55 billion.
Analysts in Beijing attributed the rapid growth in high-tech product
export to China's strategy of promoting foreign trade by relying
on science and technology.
In recent years, China has adopted a series of policies to boost
the export of high and new technology products, which, in combination
with other policies in support of science and technology development
and technological renovation, have encouraged domestic enterprises
to sell their high-tech products overseas.
China's achievements in tapping the international market have also
led to the increase of high-tech exports. Last year, the country
hosted four major high-tech fairs in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
as well as Shaanxi Province. Governments at all levels organized
enterprises to promote their products overseas through exhibitions
and trade fairs.
The sound growth of China's overall national economy, the increase
of exports in general and the world economic development also helped
increase China's high-tech exports, analysts say.
According to MOFTEC officials, China's high-tech exports are mainly
IT products, which include computers, telecommunication systems
and accessories.
(Xinhua 01/20/01)
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