China's new trade front with the world - services
Source: The Business Times
Published on: 2026-04-08 22:32
NO NATION in the world exports as much merchandise as China. But having conquered global trade in goods, it is now rapidly moving up the international ranks as a leading exporter of knowledge-intensive services. China's new trade front with the world is the export of services such as information and communication technology (ICT), construction management, engineering services, data analytics, and research and development. And to a lesser degree, financial services and intellectual property rights. Based on data from the World Trade Organization, China already ranks as the world's sixth-largest exporter of digitally delivered services, up from 17th place in 2005. The country now earns more from exports of ICT services (US$100 billion in 2024) than traditional exports such as toys (US$82 billion) and footwear (US$51 billion). Exports of "other business services" - a combination of cons...
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