China's Anhui sees robust foreign trade growth in 2021

East China's Anhui Province saw its foreign trade grow by 26.9 percent year on year to 692.02 billion yuan (about 109 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, according to local customs authorities.

Of the total, Anhui's export volume hit nearly 409.5 billion yuan in 2021, up 29.5 percent year on year, while imports totaled about 282.5 billion yuan, up 23.4 percent, Xin Jianming, with the customs of Hefei, the provincial capital, told a press conference on Friday.

The province also witnessed the rapid development of the China-Europe freight trains during the period, with the number of trips surging by more than 17.6 percent year on year to 668 in 2021.

"We will further develop the pilot free trade zone and foster new momentum to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade in 2022," Xin said.