
In the first three quarters, China's imports and exports to other APEC economies accounted for 60.3% of the total value, and high-tech products grew significantly.
AI-generated summary
This year is APEC’s “Year of China”. Trade exchanges between China and APEC economies continue to deepen and their structures continue to optimize. The Asia-Pacific contributes about half of the world's international trade volume. As the core engine of global economic growth, the Asia-Pacific is injecting valuable deterministic power into the improvement and upgrading of the global economy.
This year is APEC’s “Year of China”. Trade exchanges between China and APEC economies continue to deepen, and the structure is constantly optimized. How strong is the background of APEC in China’s foreign trade can be understood through a set of data.
In the first three quarters, imports and exports to other APEC economies accounted for 60.3% of the total value
What is the concept of 60.3%? In the first three quarters of this year, for every 100 yuan of China's foreign trade imports and exports, 60.3 yuan came from APEC economies, which was significantly higher than the level of 57.8 yuan in the same period last year.
Of greater concern are structural changes. In the first three quarters, China's import and export of high-tech products to APEC economies increased by 50.3% year-on-year, contributing nearly half of the increase in trade between my country and other APEC economies.
High-tech manufacturing has become my country’s new business card for exports to the Asia-Pacific
There are so many high-tech products sold, which ones are the most eye-catching?
Intelligent bionic robots continue to enter the international market, and China's top three exports to APEC economies are the United States, Japan, and South Korea. In this regard, APEC economies account for more than 60% of China's total exports to the world.
Exports of solar cells continue to grow rapidly this year, especially exports to Indonesia, which increased by nearly 1.5 times.
Today, Chinese new energy vehicles have a growing market share in Australia and are widely welcomed locally.
High-tech manufacturing is becoming my country's new business card for exports to the Asia-Pacific. In the first three quarters of this year, the value of China's high-tech products exported to APEC economies increased by 58.2% year-on-year. On the import side, the growth rate of this data also reached 51.8%. The more China buys, the more high-end it becomes. Among them, integrated circuits have grown by more than two-thirds year-on-year, and solid-state drives have increased by more than twice. High-tech products are constantly coming to China.
Asia-Pacific contributes about half of the world's international trade volume. As the core engine of global economic growth, the Asia-Pacific is injecting valuable deterministic power into the improvement and upgrading of the global economy.
City of the future Future life
Many people who have been to Shenzhen have a common feeling, that is, this city is very futuristic. This is because many "magical technologies" have become daily life here. Follow the reporter's lens to experience life in Shenzhen where "the future is already here".
In Shenzhen, takeaways "fly" to you, you can still ski without winter, and robots are capable of all kinds of martial arts, including boxing and dancing... Many people say that this is what life will be like in the future.
Self-driving cars take to the road with ease
Unlock new morning peak experience
There is no driver, but the car knows the road: it can judge and avoid traffic lights, electric cars, and stopped cars in front of it. If you are really in a hurry, you can still "fly" to the sky. Get off at Shenzhen North Railway Station and take a "flying" flight. It takes 40 minutes on the ground and 8 minutes by air. The core business district and coastal scenery are within easy reach.
Robot takes the spoon and cooks the world's hot pot
Headquarters reporter Zhu Jieyu: It’s time for dinner, let’s go to the robot restaurant to try something new.
Main station reporter Zhu Jieyu: It tastes very hot, just like what a chef cooks, but in fact these dishes are all made by robots.
When you walk into the kitchen, the machine can pour oil and stir-fry on its own, smoothly and quickly.
Cooking, passing dishes, serving dishes, robots can do everything. In addition to meals, it can also make coffee.
Colombian tourist Sandra: Relying on these technologies, life has become simpler and more convenient.
Portuguese tourist Andre: We feel like we are experiencing the future.
Non-sensory smart track automatically records running data
After a long day of work, I went for a run in the park. No cell phone, no sports watch. You only need to get a personal number plate at the self-service terminal, and the runway will take care of the rest of the data for you.
There are check-in points every other section of the track. Once you run through, the number plate will be automatically recognized and your results will not fall behind at all.
Main station reporter Zhu Jieyu: I have now run 1.1 kilometers. My time, average pace, and calories burned are all displayed on the screen.
After your workout, you can take a hot shower in the self-service shower room next to you and go home clean.
Giant underground smart library
Borrow a good book in ten minutes
Main station reporter Zhu Jieyu: If you feel too tired from running and want to relax your mind, there is another option - the Magic Library.
This is the largest underground unmanned intelligent three-dimensional bookstore in the country, covering a total area of nearly 3,000 square meters. The bookshelves are six stories high and can store 4 million books. Readers submit a borrowing application, and the machine immediately accurately locates the books in the massive collection, transports the books across floors to the manual sorting station, and then puts them into the reading station by staff.
Xu Jingyi, Deputy Director of the North Branch Office of Shenzhen Library: This is the starting point of the access station. Staff will put the books that readers need into the rail car. After sending the task, it will automatically be sent to the service desk on the selected floor. Readers can use their mobile phones or reader cards to take out the books they need.
Main station reporter Zhu Jieyu: In less than ten minutes, you can get the books you just borrowed.
This is Shenzhen, where technology frees up hands and imagination becomes daily life. The future we expect is happening here.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
China’s exports of high-tech products to APEC economies will continue to maintain rapid growth
Likely · Within months
Shenzhen’s autonomous driving and robot application scenarios will further expand
Likely · Within months

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