Policy pays off in stabilizing trade

China's total foreign trade rose 4.3 percent year-on-year to 9.51 trillion yuan ($1.41 trillion) in the first four months of the year, showing that the policy of ensuring steady growth of imports and exports has helped stabilize the sector, experts said on Wednesday.

Exports surged 5.7 percent year-on-year to 5.06 trillion yuan, while imports rose 2.9 percent to 4.45 trillion yuan, the General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday.

The trade surplus rose by 31.8 percent to 618.17 billion yuan during the January-April period.