Commerce Ministry: Foreign trade growth needs more support

Overall export confidence remains at a robust level in China, despite the tough economic challenges

China's economic data for July suggests foreign trade activity is recovering, but still faces pressure to meet the annual foreign trade target, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry, said a 14.5 percent jump in July exports signaled that foreign trade has recovered but that there is still a need for measures designed to help attain the 7.5 percent trade growth figure.