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China’s commerce with Afghanistan has been rising quick and it might grow to be the second-largest buying and selling nation with Afghanistan in 2023 after Pakistan, a scenario that bodes properly for the continuation of the CPEC a part of the Belt & Highway Initiative into Afghanistan, as per Silk Highway Briefing (SRB).

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Based on China customs information, in December 2022, China imported items value $9.09 million from Afghanistan and exported items value $59 million, leading to a constructive commerce stability for China of $49.9 million, SRB reported.

If these figures are projected because the 2023 common, then this might end in a bilateral commerce determine of $816 million. Pakistan, presently the biggest Afghani commerce associate, achieved bilateral commerce of $1.513 billion in 2022, based on the State Financial institution of Pakistan.

India, which has been in second place, had bilateral commerce with Afghanistan of $545 million final yr, based on the Indian Ministry of Commerce.

Between December 2021 and December 2022, Chinese language exports elevated by 56.4 % however imports barely decreased by lower than 1 %. In December 2022 the highest exports from Afghanistan to China have been nuts, animal hair, semi-precious stones, dried fruits, and vegetable merchandise.

In December 2022, the highest exports of China to Afghanistan have been artificial filaments, yarn-woven materials, rubber tires, different artificial materials, semiconductors, and unknown commodities, SRB reported.