mk North China's Shanxi Province on February 20, 2025. In 2024, China's total trade of electromechanical products reached 22.1 trillion yuan ($3 trillion), up 8.3 percent year-on-year, with exports surging 8.7 percent year-on-year, official data showed. Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2025/2025-02-20/41334e8b-f386-40ab-b313-5dc9ffcca057.jpeg" />A worker operates machines to produce pipe welding equipment for export at a workshop in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province on February 20, 2025. In 2024, China's total trade of electromechanical products reached 22.1 trillion yuan ($3 trillion), up 8.3 percent year-on-year, with exports surging 8.7 percent year-on-year, official data showed. Photo: VCG