state trading department

基本解釋

S. state department. China's total trade in 2004 surpassed $1.1 trillion, making it the world's third-largest trading nation after the U. S. and Germany.
中國(guó)在2004年的貿(mào)易總額超過1.1萬(wàn)億美元，使中國(guó)成為名列美國(guó)與德國(guó)之后的全球第三大貿(mào)易國(guó)。
The catalogue of imports and exports under the administration of designated trading shall be formulated, readjusted and published by the State Council foreign trade department.
實(shí)行指定經(jīng)營(yíng)管理的進(jìn)出口貨物目錄由國(guó)務(wù)院外經(jīng)貿(mào)主管部門制定、調(diào)整并公布。

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