Photo released on August 9, 2026 shows tourists from Jamaica interacting with a humanoid robot at the world"s first robot 6S store in Longgang District, Shenzhen, South China"s Guangdong Province, on August 4. Photo: Xinhua

　　The foreign trade of South China"s Guangdong Province, the country"s manufacturing and transportation hub, stood at 6.49 trillion yuan ($960 billion) in the first seven months of the year, rising 20.5 percent year-on-year and accounting for 21.6 percent of China"s total foreign trade, according to the Guangdong branch of the General Administration of Customs.

　　Guangdong accounted for 24.9 percent of the country"s foreign trade growth, with its trade remaining the largest among all provincial-level regions.

　　Guangdong"s exports and imports both recorded double-digit growth in the first seven months of the year.

　　One highlight from the latest customs data was Guangdong"s strong trade performance in high-tech manufacturing, including the "new three" products.

　　In the first seven months, Guangdong exported 2.68 trillion yuan worth of mechanical and electrical products, up 15.1 percent year-on-year, with their share of total exports rising 2.6 percentage points to 70.5 percent, according to the customs data.

　　Integrated circuits stood out, with exports reaching 320.09 billion yuan, up 58 percent year-on-year.

　　Exports of high-tech and emerging products also showed robust growth, with lithium battery exports growing 40.3 percent year-on-year, electric vehicle exports rising 29.8 percent, drone exports increasing 23.7 percent, and 3D printer exports surging 120 percent.