SOURCE / ECONOMY By Global Times Published: Jan 14, 2021 03:18 PM
A medical worker wearing protective equipment takes a swab sample from a student for a COVID-19 test in Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 12, 2021. Morocco on Tuesday reported 801 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of infections in the country since March 2 to 453,789. A campaign to detect the new variants of COVID-19 has been organized in middle and high schools across six regions in the country. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
China s exports of medical devices surged more than 40 percent in 2020, contributing to the global fight against COVID-19, customs data showed on Thursday.
According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China s exports of medical machinery and devices increased 40.5 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, reaching $18.138 billion.
Goods trade growing in China only
Li Qiaoyi Published: Jan 14, 2021 09:50 PM Updated: Jan 14, 2021 10:50 PM
Workers operate industrial robotic arms in an auto parts factory in Taicang, East China s Jiangsu Province on Thursday. The auto parts sector has experienced fast growth in the city, as the number of auto parts companies reached more than 100 in recent years. Photo: IC
With China s exports in full swing, and helping mend the coronavirus-fractured global supply chains despite intermittent threats and hostile moves from the US and Australia, the country s exports have proven to be a tower of strength for its economy with a full-year gain of 3.6 percent in 2020.