Various regions are fighting hard for foreign trade, with a "good start" and pressing the "acceleration button" to go global

In the workshop of an intelligent suspension R&D and manufacturing enterprise in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Chen Bokun, the person in charge of the enterprise, said the company's products have been sold to more than 100 countries and regions around the world, and will also be showcased at top international exhibitions such as the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany.

Chen Bokun: Through these exhibitions, we can develop new business and strengthen our brand presence in local markets.

Thanks to the steady growth of Yiwu's import and export volume in 2025, Jinhua City in Zhejiang Province has become a "trillion-yuan foreign trade city." Shi Xiaodong, Deputy Director of the Jinhua Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said that this year Jinhua plans to organize and support 153 exhibition projects, dispatch 150 delegations, and facilitate 6,000 enterprise visits to help companies expand overseas markets.

Shi Xiaodong: Through a systematic approach covering self-organized exhibitions, key overseas exhibitions, and key domestic exhibitions, we help enterprises enter new markets. We will leverage the advantages of the China-Europe freight train and continue to build on Jinhua's trade ties with Africa to help enterprises explore emerging markets.

At Zhangjiagang Port Area in Suzhou, Jiangsu, 203 buses are preparing to depart for Algeria. The exported buses cover multiple models, under a single order of 3,000 units.

Lan Chenggui, project leader of the bus maker's Algerian export project, said this order of 3,000 vehicles, worth over 1.5 billion yuan, set a record for the largest single export order of Chinese buses. Its core feature is comprehensive adaptive development for the complex road conditions in the local area, marking our successful evolution from "going out" to "rooting in" overseas.

On the production line of a truck manufacturing enterprise in Laiwu, Shandong, 163 heavy trucks are about to roll off the line and be delivered to overseas customers.

Lv Tao, head of the enterprise: In January 2026, our truck company received a total of 28,600 orders — a strong start to the year. Last year, our group's vehicle sales exceeded 440,000 units, including 300,000 heavy-duty trucks.

Solid fundamentals give enterprises the confidence to go global and compete for orders. In the production workshop, intelligent manufacturing has completely transformed every aspect of production compared with the past.

Guan Xizhu, director of the enterprise's Vehicle Body Department: The assembly workshop has a dual-line layout — the first intelligent, flexible production assembly line in China. It can support the co-production of vehicles powered by different energy sources, such as diesel, natural gas, and hydrogen. On average, the dual line produces two heavy-duty trucks every five minutes.