Current-account balance 1982-2008
China's current-account surplus rocketed to a record USD 371.8 billion in
2007 and continued high in the first half of 2008. [Updated on 20 October 2008.]
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Foreign exchange
reserves 1977-2008
China's foreign exchange reserves reached USD1.9 trillion in the third quarter of 2008.
[Table updated on 12 November 2008]
Grain output 1978-2004
Grain production rose in 2004 after five straight years of decline.
[Table updated on 2 March 2005]
[Chart and text updated on
13 January 2006]
Land and natural resources
China's cultivated area continued to shrink in 2003. At the same time, China departed further from self-sufficiency in minerals.
Tourism in China in the 21st century
While 100 million people a year visit China, more and more Chinese are travelling around their own country and going overseas to see the sights.
Trade
statistics 1952-2004 In2004, the trade surplus
rose 25.3% to US$32 billion over 2003 as two-way trade rocketed by
35.7%. [Chart updated on 2 March 2005]
China's
GDP reached Rmb13.7 trillion in 2004, up by 9.5 percent over 2003,
according to a preliminary report from the National Bureau of Statistics.
2006 government work report
Full text (in English and Chinese) of the work report delivered by premier Wen Jiabao to the 2005 session of the National
People's Congress. [Added on 1 October 2006]
Wen Jiabao's press conference at the NPC
Full transcript (in English and Chinese) of the press conference held by
Premier Wen Jiabao on 14 March 2005. [Added on 16 March 2005]
Anti-secession Law
Full text (in English and Chinese) of the anti-secession law passed by the
National People's Congress on 14 March 2005. [Added on 16 March 2005]
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US-China
WTO agreement The agreement with the United States on
China's WTO accession is a helpful guide to China's commitments to its
fellow WTO members.
USTR
report on China's WTO compliance
Is China living
up to its WTO commitments? The report of the United
States Trade Representative at the end of 2003 says it is not.
