Exports unlikely to affect forex policy

Strong figures reignite foreign pressure on yuan appreciation

BEIJING - Faster-than-expected export growth in May is unlikely to prompt the government to have a major rethink of its current policies on trade and the currency.

Yao Jian, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said the "stability" of China's trading policy is "paramount", given the murky economic situation in Europe, which is China's biggest trade partner.