Push to boost trade growth to continue

The Ministry of Commerce vowed on Tuesday to continue its attempts to boost trade growth - as it said the trade outlook remains dim despite recent signs of improvement.

Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang said that China's foreign trade was still facing growing downward pressure despite a turnaround in imports and exports in August which showed that government policies have taken effect.

Shen's comments followed August trade data showed a surprising improvement, which beat analysts' expectations, with yuan-denominated imports rising 10.8 percent and exports gaining 5.9 percent year-on-year.