China’s foreign trade import and export continues to be hot month by month.

　　CCTV News:In the first quarter of this year, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade reached 9.89 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. The import and export of foreign trade improved month by month and achieved a good start. The accumulated new advantages and the sustained growth of new kinetic energy have also made the foreign trade industry draw more surprising trajectories.

　　Starting today (April 20th), we will launch a series of reports on "New Routes of Foreign Trade", so as to follow the pace of foreign trade, embark on "new routes" and explore more possibilities along new directions. Today, first of all, focus on the "new three" products with outstanding export performance: electric manned vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells in new energy vehicles.

　　At noon, at the Haitong Wharf outside Shanghai, a car ro-ro ship slowly berthed, and one new energy vehicle sailed on board one after another, which was about to be sent to Thailand.

　　Zhong Xiaogang, head of customs affairs at BYD:There are two deliveries this week, and tomorrow we will also send 900 cars from here to Australia.

　　CCTV reporter lin li:This is a car yard about two kilometers away from the dock, and most of the exported cars will come here three to five days in advance. Just now, the staff made a simple calculation for me. At present, there are more than 10,000 cars waiting for export every day, of which about 40% are new energy vehicles.

　　Xie Xiaoqing, Director of SAIC International Purchasing Department:The growth rate of new energy (export) is still relatively large. In 2022, the proportion of new energy should be around 16%, and it may increase to nearly 25% in 2023.

　　Also hot is the export of lithium batteries. In a battery enterprise in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, a batch of lithium batteries are being packaged and will be sent to South Africa soon. The person in charge of the enterprise told the reporter that this year, overseas customers’ demand for household energy storage has further increased, so they have added a production line for lithium batteries.

　　Wang Shuai, Manager of Delivery Department of Lithium Battery Product Line of Shuangdeng Group Co., Ltd.:This year, our household energy storage output has gradually reached expectations, and the output has increased by more than 60% compared with the same period last year.

　　It is understood that clothing, furniture and household appliances were once called the "old three" in the foreign trade industry to promote export growth; Nowadays, while the "old three kinds" industries are constantly upgrading, the "new three kinds" have also sprung up: electric manned vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells in new energy vehicles have further enhanced the driving force for exports. According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the total export of "new three products" increased by 66.9%, with a year-on-year increase of more than 100 billion yuan, which increased the overall export growth rate by 2 percentage points.

　　Li Jirong, Deputy Director of Statistics and Analysis Department of Shanghai Customs:Our country has also made good use of the advantage that the traditional manufacturing industry chain is relatively close and the supporting facilities are relatively complete, and has quickly achieved very good advantages in the new three industries. In the first quarter of this year, the export of electric manned vehicles in Shanghai more than doubled year-on-year, the export of lithium-ion batteries increased by more than 200%, and the export of solar batteries also increased by 57%.