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Turnover of online commerce to surge

China’s cross-border e-commerce is forecast to see turnover top 9 trillion yuan (US$1.3 trillion) in 2018, according to a report released by the China E-Commerce Association.

The report, released yesterday at the ongoing 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, held in Xiamen in Fujian Province, said that the top 10 import sources of China’s cross-border e-commerce trade in 2017 were Japan, the United States, South Korea, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, France, Britain, and Hong Kong.

Cross-border e-commerce is most active in south China’s Guangdong Province, followed by Beijing, Zhejiang and Shandong provinces as well as Henan Province for exports via e-commerce.

Tong Xiaomin, chief engineer at the Information Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the Chinese government supports cross-border e-commerce with policies and infrastructure building.

Globally, however, trade protectionism in the forms of tariff barriers and anti-monopoly investigations has posed negative influence on the development of cross-border e-commerce, Tong said.

He suggested that Chinese e-commerce firms and importers should heed turbulence in the international trade environment and improve their global competitiveness.

Meanwhile, the e-commerce platforms should explore new market and adopt new technologies and applications to ensure high-quality development.




 

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