Russian reporters feel the charm of Yiwu

“I ’m really dazzled by such a variety of products in Yiwu Market！Before my visit to China，I only knew that China is developing rapidly，but now I see with my own eyes how good the economy of China is，”said Smirnove，a reporter from Information Telegraphic Agency of Russia-TASS，one of the members of“AT rip of Sino-Russian Friendship”Report Group，when visiting Yiwu Market on June 16 .
In order to make the foreign reporters better informed about Yiwu Market，a press conference was held to introduce some information about Yiwu market and trade between Russia and Yiwu.
According to statistics，the total trade volume of Yiwu Market in 2006 reached 31 . 5 billion yuan，of which 55% is export trade volume . Export trade volume of Chinese enterprises to Russia reached over 90 million dollars . The U . S . A . ，the United Arab Emirates and Russia rank as the top 3 regions for Yiwu’s export. A tpresent，over 8，000 purchaser representatives from all over the world stay in Yiwu. Besides，more than 4，000 businessmen from hundreds of Yiwu’s enterprises are doing business with Russian purchasers .
The remarkable achievements of Yiwu market and the impressive data on Yiwu-Russia trade surprised many Russian reporters，among whom was Anatoli from Interfax of Russia . He said，“I will introduce Yiwu Market to Russian people in my report ，and also Yiwu’s experi ence in developing the non-governmental section of the city’s economy. ”