BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade remained stable growth in the first half of this year by expanding 3.9 percent year on year, the General Administration of Customs said Friday. 

The port of Qingdao, Shandong Province. (Photo: Xinhua)

Total foreign trade volume reached 14.67 trillion yuan (2.14 trillion U.S. dollars) in H1. Export expanded 6.1 percent while import rose 1.4 percent, GAC data showed.

China saw its trade surplus widen by 41.6 percent year on year to 1.23 trillion yuan during the same period.