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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, April 14, 2003
Cross-Straits Trade Volume Hit US$44.6 billion in 2002
The cross-Straits trade volume reached a record US$44.6 billion in 2002, and the Chinese mainland had become the biggest export market for Taiwan, said Li Minglin, director of the Department of Mechanic and Electronic Products Import and Export, Ministry of Commerce, April 13 in Xiamen.
Li revealed the information at the opening ceremony of "Mainland-Taiwan Trade Fair". Li said that by the end of 2002, the actual amount of Taiwan investment in the Chinese mainland had reached US$33.1 billion, and economic and trade exchanges had become one of the most important links between the mainland and Taiwan.
By PD Online Staff Member Li Heng
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