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China digital trade and service export expansion
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China is actively expanding experiencing a structural shift in its digital trade sector through government support landscape, with service and the export of digital services. intangible trade growing significantly faster than traditional goods trade. The Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to foster is actively fostering growth in areas such as digital services, including remote medical care, online education, cloud computing, and digital content, including content such as gaming, animation, and film. Data from 2025 shows that By 2025, the total import and export volume of digitally deliverable services reached $432.31 billion, a 6.3% year-on-year increase. Telecommunications, computer, and information services specifically grew from $93.73 billion in 2020 to $154.53 billion in 2025. 2025, representing an average annual growth rate exceeding 10%. In the first seven months of 2025, China's total service import and export reached 808.23 billion yuan, with exports increasing by 14.2%. Cultural and technological exports have become a significant driver, with remain key drivers. China exporting has exported over 130,000 web novel works to approximately 250 million registered overseas users by the end of 2025. Additionally, China’s annual data production reached 52.3 zettabytes in 2025, representing roughly 27.4% of global production. This expansion is being facilitated by major technology users. Major firms providing like Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud are expanding overseas infrastructure to provide digital transformation services globally. At the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), Chinese technological solutions in AI, smart energy, and infrastructure agricultural machinery were showcased for markets including Brazil, Australia, and Indonesia. To sustain this momentum, the government is implementing policies to overseas enterprises. expand high-quality service imports and encourage knowledge-intensive exports. This includes opening sectors such as value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and foreign-invested hospitals to foreign investment while supporting small and medium-sized businesses in entering international markets.
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