BEIJING- High comparison bases a year earlier will bring challenges to China's trade growth in the second quarter, Li Kuiwen, customs spokesman said on Tuesday, although quarterly positive growth can be sustained over the next period.

China's March exports in yuan terms rose 16.8% from a month earlier while imports surged 35.2% month-on-month.

 

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