Title: China's Foreign Trade — Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America
Headings: 
China's Foreign Trade
Contents
Foreword
I. Historic Progress in China's Foreign Trade
II. Reform of and Improvements to China's Foreign Trade System
III. The Development of China's Foreign Trade Contributes to the World Economy
IV. Promoting Basically Balanced Growth of Foreign Trade
V. Constructing All-round Economic and Trade Partnerships with Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
VI. Realizing Sustainable Development of Foreign Trade
Conclusion
Foreword
I. Historic Progress in China's Foreign Trade
II. Reform of and Improvements to China's Foreign Trade System
III. The Development of China's Foreign Trade Contributes to the World Economy
IV. Promoting Basically Balanced Growth of Foreign Trade
V. Constructing All-round Economic and Trade Partnerships with Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
VI. Realizing Sustainable Development of Foreign Trade
Conclusion

Content: China's proportion in world services trade exports rose from 2.4 percent to 4.6 percent, worth 170.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2010, and jumped from the 12th place in the world to the 4th; China's proportion in world services trade imports increased from 2.6 percent to 5.5 percent, worth 192.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2010, moving from the 10th place in the world to the 3rd. (Figure 3 China's Services Trade Imports and Exports 1982-2010)
(Figure 4 The Growth of China's Total Import and Export Volume in Major Service Sectors 2005-2010) (More)
China's foreign trade development has greatly pushed forward the country's modernization drive. China has grown into an open economy. Participation in the international division of labor and competition, introduction of advanced technology, equipment and management methods, and utilization of foreign direct investment have greatly promoted China's technological progress and industrial upgrading, and also improved the management and market competitiveness of its enterprises. The rapid growth of processing trade has brought into play China's comparative advantage of an abundant labor force, and accelerated the country's industrialization and urbanization. Foreign trade has directly contributed to the employment of over 80 million Chinese people, more than 60 percent of whom are from rural areas, and employees' income and living standards have been remarkably improved. Foreign trade, domestic investment and domestic consumption have become the three major engines propelling China's economic growth. The historic progress in China's foreign trade has been closely connected with the changes in the international and domestic situations. Starting in the 1980s, peace and development became the theme of the times.