URUMQI, (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw its foreign trade expand 22.9 percent to a total of 227.67 billion yuan (about 31.73 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of 2025, according to data from customs authorities.
During the period, the region's trade growth outpaced the national average by over 20 percentage points, and its trade volume surpassed last year's six-month total, Urumqi Customs said. In May alone, Xinjiang's foreign trade totaled 61.81 billion yuan -- a year-on-year increase of 30.8 percent.
As the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues to forge ahead, Xinjiang has committed to building itself into an important corridor linking Asia and Europe, and to serving as a gateway for China's opening-up efforts in the west.