中国对外贸易的发展为贸易伙伴提供了广阔市场。2001年以来，中国货物进口总额扩大了约5倍，年均增长约20%，中国迅速扩张的进口已成为世界经济增长的重要推动力，为贸易伙伴扩大出口创造了巨大市场空间。目前中国已经是日本、韩国、澳大利亚、东盟、巴西、南非等国家第一大出口市场，是欧盟的第二大出口市场，是美国和印度的第三大出口市场。中国工业化、城镇化正在快速推进，内需持续增长，不断扩大和开放的市场将为贸易伙伴提供越来越多的发展机会。

    中国是对最不发达国家开放市场程度最大的发展中国家之一。截至2010年7月，中国已经对36个已建交最不发达国家原产的4700多个税目商品实施进口零关税，约占全部税则税目的60%。中国已承诺将继续扩大对已建交最不发达国家的给惠范围，使实施零关税商品达到全部税则税目的97%。零关税措施促进了最不发达国家对中国的出口。自2008年以来，中国一直是最不发达国家第一大出口市场。2010年，中国自最不发达国家的货物进口总额比上年增长58%，约占这些国家出口总额的四分之一。

The development of China's foreign trade has provided a broad market for its trading partners. Since 2001, China's import of goods has increased by approximately five times, representing an annual growth rate of around 20 percent. China's rapidly expanding imports have become a major driving force for global economic growth, creating an enormous market for its trading partners to augment their exports. At present, China is the largest export market for Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, ASEAN, Brazil and South Africa, the second largest for the EU, and the third largest for the US and India. As China's industrialization and urbanization are moving forward rapidly, and its domestic demand keeps growing, the country's continuously expanding and opening market will offer increasing opportunities to its trading partners.

Meanwhile, China is one of the developing countries granting the biggest market access to the least-developed countries (LDCs). By July 2010, China had granted zero-tariff treatment to over 4,700 commodities from 36 LDCs which had established diplomatic ties with China. The zero-tariff commodities accounted for 60 percent of the total imports from those countries. China has promised to continue expanding its preferential treatment to the LDCs having diplomatic ties with China until the zero-tariff commodities reach 97 percent of the total imports from those countries. The zero-tariff measure has helped increase the exports of LDCs to China. Since 2008, China has been the largest export market for LDCs. In 2010, China's import of goods from LDCs accounted for approximately one quarter of those countries' total exports, an increase of 58 percent over the previous year.

    中国全面参与并推动了全球经济治理机制的改革。中国政府积极倡导以“均衡、普惠、共赢”作为多边贸易体制改革的目标，努力推动建立公平、公正的国际经济贸易新秩序。作为迅速成长的发展中大国，中国积极参与了二十国集团领导人峰会、金砖国家领导人会晤、多哈回合谈判等国际对话和合作机制，努力承担与自身发展水平及国力相适应的国际责任。中国不断加强与新兴国家在经济、金融、贸易和投资等领域的合作，促进国际经济秩序朝着公正、合理、共赢的方向发展。

    中国严格履行有关出口管制的国际义务。中国一贯主张全面禁止和彻底销毁一切大规模杀伤性武器，坚决反对此类武器及其运载工具的扩散。中国有关法律明确规定对裂变、聚变物质或者衍生此类物质的货物、技术进出口，以及与武器、弹药或者其他军用物资有关的进出口采取必要的限制措施。中国认真遵守有关出口管制的国际公约，履行防扩散承诺，为国际和平与地区稳定作出了积极努力。近年来，中国政府广泛采纳国际通行规范和做法，形成了一整套涵盖核、生物、化学和导弹等敏感物项和技术的完备的出口管制体系，为更好地实现防扩散目标提供了法律依据和制度保障。

China has participated in and helped push forward the reform of the global economic governance mechanism. The Chinese government actively advocates a "balanced, inclusive and mutually beneficial" multilateral trade system, and strives to establish a fair and equitable new international economic and trade order. As a large developing country with a rapidly growing economy, China plays an active role in the G20 and BRICs summits, Doha Round talks, and other international dialogue and cooperation mechanisms. China does its best to assume international responsibilities that suit its development level and strength. China continuously consolidates its cooperation with emerging countries in the fields of economy, finance, trade and investment, and works toward an equitable and rational international economic order that benefits all countries.

In addition, China strictly fulfills its international obligations regarding export controls. It consistently advocates the complete prohibition and thorough dismantling of all weapons of mass destruction, and firmly opposes the proliferation of such weapons and their carriers. China's relevant laws clearly prescribe that the state may take necessary measures to restrict the import and export of goods and technologies relating to fissionable materials or the materials from which they are derived, as well as the import and export relating to arms, ammunition or other military supplies. China earnestly abides by international conventions regarding export controls, and fulfills its non-proliferation commitments, actively contributing to world peace and regional stability. Over the past few years, the Chinese government has adopted a wide range of internationally recognized norms and practices, and formed a complete export control system covering nuclear, biological, chemical, missile and other sensitive items and technologies, providing legal grounds and institutional guarantees for the better realization of the goal of non-proliferation.