TAIYUAN, March 24 (Xinhua) — North China’s coal-rich province of Shanxi saw 18.3 percent year-on-year growth in trade with countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) in the first two months of 2023, local authorities have said.
Trade between Shanxi and B&R countries totaled 7.74 billion yuan (about 1.13 billion U.S. dollars) in the period, according to the customs bureau of Taiyuan, the capital city of the provinc