Seeking a better balance

Recent trade figures show newly adopted policies to realize sustainable development of foreign trade are working

The total volume of China's imports and exports in May increased to a single-month record of $343.58 billion, a rise of 14.1 percent year-on-year, according to statistics from the General Administration of Customs.

The previous single-month high was $334.11 billion in November. Of the total trade volume in May, imports were $162.44 billion, an increase of 12.7 percent on the previous year, and up 12.16 percent on April; exports were $181.14 billion, a growth of 15.3 percent year-on-year and 10.96 percent on April's figure.