Bright trade outlook

A worker at a photovoltaic panel factory in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province, checks solar panels for export markets on August 7, 2024. In the first half of 2024, the province's foreign trade stood at 2.68 trillion yuan ($373.19 billion), up 8.5 percent year-on-year, accounting for 12.7 percent of the national total during the period. Photo: VCG