Exporters bank on BRI gains amid dark trade clouds

Leading Chinese exporters remained optimistic on growth prospects in the overseas markets on Tuesday, despite slowing global growth and rising trade protectionism.

"We have made several breakthroughs in technology and maintained an advantage in production costs, after years of innovation in the development of various products," said Zhu Zhaoheng, sales director of Guangdong Hongyu Ceramics Co Ltd.

The company, based in Foshan, a manufacturing base in the heart of the Pearl River Delta region, along with some 25,000 domestic exporters, is optimistic of higher sales during the biannual China Import and Export Fair. Internationally known as the Canton Fair, the event is long regarded as the barometer of China's trade performance.