Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, May 31, 2002
China Announces Top Exporters and Importers
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) Monday released the lists of China's 2001 top 200 exporters and top 500 importers/exporters since 1990 without interruption.
In 2001, the top 200 exporters' export value was US$80.34bn, 30.2 percent of China's total, and the top 500 importers/exporters' total import and export value was US$215.9bn, 42.4 percent of the national.
According to the ranking list, most of the new listed and upgraded enterprises are foreign-funded and high-tech enterprises.
The enterprises, which have been punished for irregularities or violations of law, were not qualified for the list, and the parent and subsidiary companies will not be repeated on the list, thus ensuring fair and objective ranking.