China's foreign trade surges despite challenges

China's foreign trade surged by 7.9 percent year-on-year to 14.12 trillion yuan ($2.1 trillion) in the first half of the year, despite potential challenges posed by the United States' protectionist trade policies.

From January to June, the country's exports grew by 4.9 percent year-on-year to 7.51 trillion yuan, while its imports amounted to 6.61 trillion yuan, jumping by 11.5 percent from same period a year earlier, according to China's General Administration of Customs on Friday.

As for China-US trade during the period, the volume grew by 5.2 percent year-on-year to 1.93 trillion yuan, accounting for 13.7 percent of China's total foreign trade.